LibGuides: Resources to Meet Standards: Kindergarten

Instructions

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KAS Standard RI.K.2.: With prompting and support, orally recognize KEY DETAILS from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the CENTRAL IDEA of a text.

AASL Standard: IV.D.1.: Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by: Performing ongoing analysis of and reflection on the quality, usefulness, and accuracy of curated resources.

All the Water in the World by George Ella Lyon; Katherine Tillotson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781416971306
Publication Date: 2011
Water goes around and around. The same water is here today, was here last year, and needs to be clean and available tomorrow. We need to do our part to conserve and protect the water.

Prompts:

1. What are the uses of water?

2. How can we protect the water?

3. What did you learn about the water cycle?
Being Frog by April Pulley Sayre
ISBN: 9781534428812
Publication Date: 2020
A stunning photographic look at the fascinating lives of frogs... And see how frogs are unique, individual beings with rich lives all their own in the wild.

PROMPTS:

1. Describe the different forms of a frog's body from the beginning as an egg to an adult.

2. Describe the some of the different activities of frogs. Explain the reason why they do certain things.

3. What did you learn about frogs?
Our Grandparents by Maya Ajmera; Sheila Kinkade; Cynthia Pon
ISBN: 9781570914584
Publication Date: 2010
No matter where children live in the world, grandparents are an important part of the family. Families around the world are alike that way.

Prompts:

1. The grandparents in the book had many different names. How many can you remember? What do you call your grandparents?

2. What are some things the grandparents in the book did with their grandchildren? What are your favorite things to do with your grandparents? Can you think of ways the grandparents in the book are all alike? Different?
The Truth about Elephants by Maxwell Eaton
ISBN: 9781626726697
Publication Date: 2018
Did you know that elephants can sometimes purr like giant cats? And that they use six sets of teeth throughout their lives? Impress your friends and teachers with these facts.

Prompts:

1. How do elephants use their trunks? Are there differences in the way Asian and African elephants use their trunks?

2. What is a new fact you learned about elephants that you would like to share?
Whose Shoes? by Stephen R. Swinburne
ISBN: 9781590785690
Publication Date: 2010
Jobs require special tools and clothing suited to the work.

Prompts:

1. Describe some of the shoes in the book, and tell why they are suited for that job.

2. Do you have special shoes for different activities? How are those shoes made and why do you think they’re made that way?

KAS Standard RI.K.3.: With prompting and support, identify the INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, IDEAS OR PIECES OF INFORMATION presented over the course of a text.

AASL Standard: IV.B.4.: Learners gather information appropriate to the task by: Organizing information by priority, topic, or other systematic scheme.

Art and Max by David Wiesner
ISBN: 9780618756636
Publication Date: 2010
hown in the outlandish, fun art of Weisner, we see Art as a reserved, gruff lizard while Max is of the opposite character. Max is anxious for Art to teach him how to paint but we soon discover there are many methods to teaching.
Prompts:

1. What connects these two characters?

2. Who teaches who in this story? How is this demonstrated in the story?
Giraffe Problems by Jory John; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524772031
Publication Date: 2018
Can you guess what's making this giraffe self-conscious? Could it be . . . HIS ENORMOUS NECK?? Yes, it's exactly that--how on earth did you figure it out? Edward the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy...turtle swoops in (well, ambles in, very slowly) and helps him understand that his neck has a purpose...

PROMPTS:

1. What connects these two characters in the story?

2. What was important about the role of Cyrus, the turtle, in this story? Why do you think the author titled this book Giraffe Problems?
No Two Alike by Keith Baker (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781442417427
Publication Date: 2011
We are all special in our own unique ways. Two nearly identical redbirds flutter through the forest to illustrate that similarities bring us together, and differences make us special.

Prompts:

1. Name some of the pairs the author and illustrator featured that are almost but not quite alike.

2. Turn to your partner and think of ways you are alike? Different?
One by Kathryn Otoshi
ISBN: 9780972394642
Publication Date: 2008
When you see a classmate being mean to someone else, stand up for the other person, and let the person being a bully know that there is a place for everyone in the class, including him/ her.

Prompts:

1. What was the significance of One's role in the book?
Why do you think the author decided the title of this book should be called One?

2. Why was it important that Blue wanted Red to be included even after he had been so mean?

KAS Standard RL.K.1.: With prompting and support, ask and answer explicit questions about KEY IDEAS AND DETAILS, and make logical inferences to construct meaning from the text.

AASL Standards:

I.A.2.: Learners display curiosity and initiative by: Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

IV.D.1.: Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by: Performing ongoing analysis of and reflection on the quality, usefulness, and accuracy of curated resources.

VI.A.3.: Learners follow ethical and legal guidelines for gathering and using information by: Evaluating information for accuracy, validity, social and cultural context, and appropriateness for need.

Annie and Snowball and the Dress-Up Birthday by Cynthia Rylant; Suçie Stevenson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781416909385
Publication Date: 2007
Annie throws herself a dress-up birthday party, but some of the guests think that dress-up means something different.

Prompts:

1. Looking at the illustrations, what do you think a tuxedo is?

2. Looking at the illustrations, how can you tell that the guests didn't know what dress-up meant?
No Sleep for the Sheep! by Karen Beaumont; Jackie Urbanovic (Illustrator)
ISBN: 015204969X
Publication Date: 2011
A sheep just wants to sleep in the big red barn on the farm, but each time he closes his eyes, another animal baas or moos to come in.

Prompts:

1. Who was first to wake up the sheep? What sound did that animal make?

2. Who woke all the animals at the end of the story?

3. What words are repeated in the story?
Sweet Dreamers by Isabelle Simler; Sarah Ardizzone
ISBN: 9780802855176
Publication Date: 2019
Several different animals settle in for the night, each with their own unique way of sleeping.

Prompts:

1. Name one of the creatures and describe how it sleeps.

2. Why do you think the creatures sleep in different ways?
Tidy by Emily Gravett (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481480192
Publication Date: 2017
Pete the badger learns that being tidy isn't always the best thing...Will Pete realize the error of his ways and reverse his tidying habit?

PROMPTS:

1. Describe what Tidy liked to do around the forest and with the other animals at the beginning of the story.

2. Describe what Tidy had done when he realized he had made a mistake? What did he do to try and fix it? What did the other animals do about Tidy's mistake?
Where Is Catkin? by Janet Lord; Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1561455237
Publication Date: 2010
Follow along with Catkin as he sneaks through the garden on his daily hunt. He hears the garden creatures, but wait…where are they?

Prompts:

1.Name one of the creatures Catkin tries to capture? Can you find that page in the book?

2.How does Amy find/rescue Catkin?

KAS Standard RL.K.2.: With prompting and support, orally recognize key details from a summary to demonstrate understanding of the LESSON LEARNED in the story.

AASL Standards:

I.B.3.: Learners engage with new knowledge by following a process that includes: Generating products that illustrate learning.

IV.D.3.: Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by: Openly communicating curation processes for others to use, interpret, and validate.

Chickens to the Rescue by John Himmelman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780805079517
Publication Date: 2006
Help can come from the most unlikely places.

Prompts:

Who did the chickens help first? Who do they help next? How did the pigs feel about the chickens helping with the missing truck? What details in the story tell us this?
How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780375958991
Publication Date: 2010
Rocket did not learn to read overnight and neither will you, but with persistence and practice you can continue getting better.

Prompts:

1. What are some that Rocket did in the story that helped him learn to read?

2. What are some things that you do that are helping you learn to read?
I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin; James Dean (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780061906220
Publication Date: 2010
Things may not always go the way you want them to, but with the right attitude you can choose to be happy and not let the small things get you down.

Prompts:

1. How does Pete react each time he steps in something different?

2. What can we learn from the way he reacts that might help us when things don't go our way?
Just Because by Rebecca Elliott
ISBN: 9780745962672
Publication Date: 2011
Clemmie’s brother celebrates her disability and sees only the positives in her differences.

Prompts:

1. What are some things Clemmie can't do? Her brother doesn't know why she can't do these things- do you?

2. Can you remember what Clemmie likes her brother to draw? What doesn't she like?
Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781423102953
Publication Date: 2007
A pig asks for an elephant's help so that it may fly.

Prompts:

1. Why doesn't the elephant want to help the pig?

2. How does the pig encourage the elephant to fly at the end of the book?
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! by Megan Lacera (Illustrator); Jorge Lacera
ISBN: 9781620147948
Publication Date: 2019
Mo Romero is a zombie who loves nothing more than growing, cooking, and eating vegetables.The problem? Mo's parents insist that their niño eat only zombie cuisine, like arm-panadas and finger foods... But Mo can't imagine a lifetime of just eating zombie food and giving up his veggies.

PROMPTS:

1. How did the rest of the zoombie family feel about Mo eating vegetables? What details tell us how they felt?

2. Why do you think Mo made veggie soup for his parents? Do you think that was a good solution? Why or why not?

3. What did Mo say to his parents that changed how they felt about him liking veggies? What is the message in this story?

KAS Standard RL.K.3.: With prompting and support, identify CHARACTERS, SETTINGS and MAJOR EVENTS IN A STORY in order to make meaning of the story development.

AASL Standards:

I.A.2.: Learners display curiosity and initiative by: Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

IV.D.1.: Learners select and organize information for a variety of audiences by: Performing ongoing analysis of and reflection on the quality, usefulness, and accuracy of curated resources.

Corduroy by Don Freeman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780670063369
Publication Date: 2008
This is the story of a small bear named Corduroy who lives in a large department store. A little girl named Lisa sees him while shopping with her mother, uses her piggy bank money to purchase him and takes him home.

Prompts:

1. Who are the characters in the story? What is the bear’s name? What is the girl’s name? Who is Lisa shopping with? Who finds Corduroy in the middle of the night as Corduroy is looking for his missing button?

2. What is the setting? Where does Corduroy live? Where does Lisa find Corduroy?

3. What happens at the beginning of the story when Lisa sees Corduroy while shopping with her mother?

4. What happens in the middle of the story when Corduroy goes searching for his missing button?

5. What happens at the end of the story when Lisa returns to the department store?
Fly! by Mark Teague
ISBN: 9781534451285
Publication Date: 2019
It's a big day up in the tree that Mama bird shares with her baby. Mama bird thinks Baby bird is finally ready to leave the nest and learn to fly so he can migrate south with the rest of their flock. But Baby bird isn't so sure.

Prompts:

1. Where is Baby bird at the beginning of the story?

2. What happens at the beginning of the story?

3. Why doesn't Baby bird want to leave the nest?

3. What other ways does Baby bird think he can use to migrate besides flying?
I Want That Nut! by Madeline Valentine
ISBN: 9781101940372
Publication Date: 2017
Meet Mouse and Chipmunk, two young rodents who want the same thing-a big, beautiful nut! But who deserves it more?

PROMPTS:

1. Describe what happened at the beginning of the story.

2. How did Mouse and Chipmunk feel when they found the big beautiful nut? Who got the nut first?

3. Describe what Chipmunk did with nut. How did Mouse get nut? Describe what Mouse did with nut.

4. What happened to nut at the end of the story? Describe how Mouse and Chipmunk then felt about each other and what they did to become friends again.
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes; Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781524740740
Publication Date: 2019
A confident little boy takes pride in his first day of kindergarten. Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make his mark!

Prompts:

1. What did the boy do to prepare for school? Who told him he would be "King of Kindergarten"?

2. What happens when he arrives at kindergarten?

3. What things did he do during the day at kindergarten?

4. What happens at the end of the story? Did the boy feel his day was successful?

KAS Standard RL.K.4.: With prompting and support, identify words and phrases in stories or poems that SUGGEST FEELINGS OR APPEAL TO THE SENSES.

AASL Standard: I.A.2.: Learners display curiosity and initiative by: Recalling prior and background knowledge as context for new meaning.

Bridget's Beret by Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780805087758
Publication Date: 2010
Young artist, Bridget has lost her beret and believes this to be the reason that her artistic talents have disappeared.

Prompts:

1. Looking at the illustrations, what do you think that a beret is?

2. Looking at the illustrations, what do you think a customer is?
One Dark Bird by Liz Garton Scanlon; Frann Preston-Gannon (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534404434
Publication Date: 2019
A lyrical counting book that will have young readers' imaginations taking flight.

PROMPTS:

1. What are some words the author uses to describe movement of the starlings. How do the words help you understand the actions of the starlings.

2. Retell the events of the story. What happens at the beginning, the middle and the end?
Out of the Way! Out of the Way! by Uma Krishnaswami; Uma Krishnaswamy (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781554981304
Publication Date: 2012
A young boy discovers a small tree on a dirt path in his Indian village. Time passes, the boy nurtures the tree and the tree grows, the boy grows, as the village becomes a town ,then finally a city. But the tree remains, providing a home for animals and a place for quiet contemplation in the bustle of life.

Prompts:

1. There are many new words in this book. What gives you a clue to what a mango is on the page with the mango seller? What do you think a bullock-cart could be?

2. Listen for these words as I reread the story and raise your hand when you think you might know their meanings: perch, forking, canopy, flycatcher, rustling, spreading. Explain how you figured out the meaning of these words.

KAS Standard RL.K.6.: With prompting and support, identify THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR OF A STORY, and explain how each tells the story.

AASL Standards:

I.D.4.: Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by: Using reflection to guide informed decisions.

V.A.1.: Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by: Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.

Boot and Shoe by Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781442422476
Publication Date: 2012
Boot and Shoe are two sibling dogs who share everything in common except for how they spend their days. When a crazy squirrel shakes things up, it leaves the two searching for the other. Hope is almost lost when the two are finally reunited.

Prompts:

1. Name the author and the illustrator in the story and explain the role of both.

2. Explain how the illustrations are important to the reader understanding the events exactly as the author intended.
What Is Given from the Heart by Patricia C. McKissack; April Harrison (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780375836152
Publication Date: 2019
With her extraordinary gift for storytelling, McKissack-with stunning illustrations by Harrison-delivers a touching, powerful tale of compassion and reminds us all that what is given from the heart, reaches the heart.

Prompts:

1. What was the role of the author? What was the role of the illustrator?

2. How did the illustrator show what happened in the story? What kind of expressions on the characters' faces let you know how they were feeling?

KAS Standard RL.K.7.: With prompting and support, describe the relationship between ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE STORY IN WHICH THEY APPEAR.

AASL Standard: I.D.4.: Learners participate in an ongoing inquiry-based process by: Using reflection to guide informed decisions.

Found by Jeff Newman; Larry Day (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781534410060
Publication Date: 2018
A wordless picture book about what we lose, what we find, and what we give back. Jenn's beloved dog was lost sometime ago. Long enough that she has given up the search. But she still misses her friend. One day she finds a lost dog. She takes him in and despite a rocky start, she grows to love him. Until she spots his picture on a missing poster. Will Jenn do the right thing? Or will she keep this new dog she's grown to love so much?

Prompts:

1. Using the illustrations what are things Jenn decides to do in the story? When she see he dog in the alley? When she sees the Lost Dog poster? When she looks into the dog shelter window?

2. Using the illustrations tell how Jenn is feeling at the beginning of the story? When she is playing with the dog she found? When she sees the Lost Dog poster? At the end of the story?
Lion of the Sky by Laura Purdie Salas; Mercè López (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781512498097
Publication Date: 2019
you gasp as I roar, my mane exploding, sizzling-- lion of the sky! Haiku meet riddles in this wonderful collection from Laura Purdie Salas. The poems celebrate the seasons...

PROMPTS

1. How do the illustrations answer the riddles in the text? Show a page from the book to demonstrate.

2. Work with a partner. One partner asks a question, and the other must illustrate the answer.
Little Black Crow by Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0689846010
Publication Date: 2010
A boy wonders about the life of a black crow. Where does it fly? Sleep? Does it have a family?

Prompts:

1. How do the pictures answer the questions in the text? Show a page from the book to demonstrate.

2. Work with a partner. One partner asks a question, and the other must illustrate the answer.
What If... by Samantha Berger; Mike Curato (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316390965
Publication Date: 2018
Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book...This girl is determined to express herself!

PROMPTS:

1. How do the illustrations and words work together in this book? Describe the different things the girl uses to create.

2. Work with a partner. One partner describes a place or thing in words, and the other must illustrate it on paper.

KAS Standard RL.K.9.: With prompting and support, compare/contrast the adventures and experiences of CHARACTERS in stories.

AASL Standard: IV.C.3.: Learners exchange information resources within and beyond their learning community by: Joining with others to compare and contrast information derived from collaboratively constructed information sites.

Paula Bunyan by Phyllis Root; Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780374357597
Publication Date: 2009
Paula is Paul Bunyan’s sister, and she sets out on her adventure far off in the north woods. But after noticing something that makes her sad, she uses her brain and brawns to solve the problem.

Prompts:

1. How are the adventures of Paula similar to those of her brother? How are they different?

2. How did Paula solve the problem the lumberjacks created? What do you suppose her brother would have done?
The Other Ducks by Ellen Yeomans; Chris Sheban (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781626725027
Publication Date: 2018
This Duck and That Duck were the best of friends. They did everything together but sometimes two ducks just isn't enough. Join This Duck and That Duck in this witty and heartfelt tale as they discover the world around them.

Prompts:

1. How are This Duck and That Duck alike and different in appearance?

2.How are This Duck and That Duck different in what they want?

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