Types of Soil and… · KG2 Integrated Learning

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: K2.6.7.1.2 - Participate actively in the teacher-read-aloud of the big book which relates to the theme, count words in a sentence and answer inferential questions on the text.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Listen attentively to a teacher-read-aloud of a big book about types of soil and maintain focus throughout the reading.
Count the number of words in a given sentence from the big book and state the total correctly.
Answer at least two factual questions about the text, such as naming the types of soil mentioned.
Answer at least one inferential question by using clues from the text and their own experience, for example, explaining why farmers prefer loamy soil.
Rearrange cut-up words from a sentence to form a complete, correct sentence and read it aloud.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All Around Us (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Types of Soil and Gardening (6.7)
Content standard: K2.6.7.1 - Demonstrate understanding of types of soil we find around us and which one helps plant to grow well.
Indicator: K2.6.7.1.2 - Participate actively in the teacher-read-aloud of the big book which relates to the theme, count words in a sentence and answer inferential questions on the text.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 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. 180
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Take learners through before reading activities to activate pupils' previous knowledge on the theme. Read aloud the informational text about different types of soil while pointing to words in a sentence. Learners answer factual and inference questions on the text. Let learners find answers to which type of soil we use for farming and why.? Ask learners to find the many other uses of sand and clay soil? Write some sentences, cut them up and have learners count the words in the cut-up sentences and rearrange them to form sentences.