Unit Plan 7 (Grade K ELA): Informative Beginnings – Labels that Teach

Focus: Topic pictures with labels; “parts of” diagrams

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Subject Area: English Language Arts (Writing • Informational Reading • Language • Speaking/Listening)

Total Unit Duration: 5 sessions (one week), 45–60 minutes per session

I. Introduction

This week launches informational writing through pictures that teach. Students study how nonfiction pictures and diagrams show parts and use labels to tell information. With strong picture support and word banks, children create their own “parts of” diagrams and a simple informative page that names a topic and supplies facts through labels and dictation.

II. Objectives and Standards

Learning Objectives — Students will be able to…

1. Name a topic and create a picture that teaches about it (W.K.2).
2. Use labels and arrows/lines to show parts of a topic (W.K.2).
3. Describe how an illustration/diagram helps us learn information, pointing to matching parts (RI.K.7).
4. Use nouns and simple verbs in speech/writing to talk about parts (L.K.1).
5. Dictate or write a title or short caption that fits the picture (W.K.2; L.K.1).

Standards Alignment — CCSS Kindergarten

• W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic and supply some information.
• RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text (e.g., what the illustration shows).
• L.K.1 Demonstrate command of grammar/usage when speaking and writing (nouns/verbs; complete simple sentences).

Success Criteria — student language

• I can name my topic.
• I can add labels to show parts.
• I can point to the picture and tell what the part is.
• I can say or write one sentence about my topic (e.g., “The wing helps it fly.”).