My Environment and My… · KG1 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K1.1.5.1.2 - Recognize that written symbols in books carry important information about the pictures.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Point to the written words on a page of a big book and explain that the words tell us about the picture.
Look at a picture in a big book and predict what the text on the same page might say.
Compare the story they make up from the pictures with the actual words in the book.
Identify the difference between pictures and written words on a page.
Say one reason why the words in a book are important.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Me (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: My Environment and My Health (1.5)
Content standard: K1.1.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of how keeping our home and school environment clean can keep us healthy and strong.
Indicator: K1.1.5.1.2 - Recognize that written symbols in books carry important information about the pictures.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 of the year)
Term is the curriculum's own; the week within it is our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order. Follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Kindergarten Curriculum (KG1 and KG2), 2019, p. 17
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Teacher and people do a picture walk through the Big book page by page. Ask learners to tell a story about the pictures they see. Through interactive reading of a big book, have learners compare their story to the author's version to see if they are similar or different.