KG Language Arts

 KG Language Arts
  • Recommended Grade Level: KG
  • Course Price: $0.00

Course Overview:

Kindergarten Language Arts introduces students to a variety of literary and informational texts. Students will learn about basic story elements and plot sequences through classic pieces of children's literature. First, students will explore nursery rhymes, such as “Hickory Dickory Dock.” Then, students will move on to fables, fairy tales, and folk tales, such as “Sleeping Beauty” and “The Three Little Pigs.” This course will also teach students how to use informational texts for learning. Students will learn the parts of a book and how to use text features to gain understanding. In each Unit, students will complete fun activities that bring texts to life. Students will demonstrate their ability to describe stories, make connections, and use standard English conventions in a variety of ways, including speaking and drawing.

Syllabus:

Unit 1 - Nursery Rhymes

Lessons:

  • What Questions Do Readers Ask?
  • What Is A Nursery Rhyme?
  • How Do Readers Use Details?
  • Who Is It?
  • Where Is It?
  • What Happened?
  • What Is the Problem?
  • How Can We Help?
  • Why Did It Happen?

Unit 2 – Fables

Lessons:

  • What Do Authors Do?
  • What Is a Fable?
  • Who Are the Characters?
  • What Are the Problems in “The Lion and the Mouse”?
  • What Is the Moral in “The Lion and the Mouse”?
  • Who Are the Characters in “The Tortoise and the Hare”?
  • What Is the Problem in “The Tortoise and the Hare”?
  • What Is the Moral in “The Tortoise and the Hare”?

Unit 3 - Fairy Tales

Lessons:

  • What is “Sleeping Beauty”?
  • Is “Sleeping Beauty” a fairy tale?
  • What is the problem in “Sleeping Beauty”?
  • What is the resolution in “Sleeping Beauty”?
  • What is the last part of “Sleeping Beauty”?
  • Is “Jack and the Beanstalk” a fairy tale?
  • What are the problems in “Jack and the Beanstalk”?
  • What else is magic in “Jack and the Beanstalk”?
  • What are the resolutions in “Jack and the Beanstalk”?

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