Kindergarten Modules Preparation List

Module	Unit	Lesson(s)	Preparation Items
1	3	13	Name tags for students and visitors
2	1	1	Color copies of mystery weather photos for Picture Tea Party protocol Set up meteorologist videos
2	1	2	Meteorologist’s notebooks
2	1	3-4	Gather materials and set up temperature demonstration
2	1	5-6	Gather materials and set up moisture demonstration
2	1	8-10	Color copies of mystery weather photos for Picture Tea Party protocol
2	1	10	Gather materials and set up rainbow interactive experience
2	1	13	Ensure that visitors are available for the end of unit celebration
2	2	1	Prepare the class interactive map Many items will be added to the map throughout the course of Lessons 1–5, so it is important that it is large enough to accommodate various artifacts.
2	2	6	Prepare weather journals for each student. These are used throughout Lessons 6–15.
2	3	1	Prepare the expert meteorologist charts for each small group of students.
2	3	2	If not already done, write a label beside each card in the Activities to Do section of the expert meteorologist charts that students created in Lesson 1. Prepare a My Weather Story booklet for each student.
2	3	10-11	Divide the class into four groups: A, B, C, and D. Ensure materials needed for each group are set up in their designated spaces.
2	3	12	Ensure visitors are available to attend the Weather Expo in this lesson (approximately one or two visitors for each group of four to five students).
3	1	1	One to two days before the start of Lesson 1: Obtain 15 small, previously potted and grown plants of the same variety (suggested varieties: cilantro, sweet potato vine) Divide plants into sets of three (one set for every four or five students) and, Using a marker and labels, label each plant in the set as 1, 2, or 3. Refer to the Directions for Live Plants Observation Setup below.
3	1	2	Plant 1 (see Directions for Live Plants Observation Setup below for care instructions)
3	1	3	Plant 1 and Plant 2 (see Directions for Live Plants Observation Setup below for care instructions)
3	1	4	Plant 1 and Plant 3 (see Directions for Live Plants Observation Setup below for care instructions)
3	2	1	Mystery photos
3	2	5	People Depend on Trees booklet on chart paper
3	2	6	Gather materials for puppets
3	2	9	Prepare technology necessary to play “Giraffe” video clip
3	2	10	Prepare technology necessary to play “What Do Animals Eat?” video clip
3	3	1	Mystery photos Create both a model and non-model of informational collage
3	3	3-4	Describing the Sugar Maple booklet Prepare construction paper (variety of colors, pre-cut in a variety of shapes and sizes)
3	3	5	Mystery images Prepare copies of tree texts
3	3	8	Tree: Individual Notes Symbols 2
3	3	10-12	Prepare construction paper (browns, grays, blacks; pre-cut in a variety of shapes and sizes) Performance Task Writing booklets
3	3	13	Prepare animal puppet templates
3	3	14	Assemble students’ completed informational collages by: typing their writing from the Performance Task Writing booklet attaching their animal puppet templates to Popsicle sticks and affixing both to their completed tree collages.
4	1	1	If it is not possible to take students outside, provide alternative means to view people enjoying and using trees (e.g., viewing a video or observing pictures.).
4	2	5	Slideshow of pictures of trees planted in various places in the community (e.g., next to buildings, in a park, on a hill, in front of houses, inside a building, etc.) Model watercolor painting
4	2	6	Mountain scene sketch (one to display)
4	2	9	Coastline scene sketch (one to display)
4	2	10	Coastline scene sketch (one for teacher modeling). Ensure the sketch has time to dry before the lesson.
4	3	7	Photocopies of students’ Performance Task Artwork templates to use during watercoloring sessions. Consider copying the Performance Task Artwork templates onto watercolor paper or cardstock for students to create a higher-quality painting
4	3	8-9	Word-processing workstation with word-processing devices
4	3	13	Prepare students’ completed performance tasks: Cut out students’ published writing completed in Lessons 8 and 9 on the Performance Task Writing template and affix to Performance Task Artwork template completed in Lessons 11 and 12. Affix students’ typed name to Performance Task Artwork template.

Kindergarten Materials & Preparation