From dirt to dinner
A lesson plan for Kindergarten English Language Arts, Mathematics and Science
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies to read and write.
- Objective 1.03: Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
- recognize and name upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
- recognize some words by sight including a few common words, own name, and environmental print such as signs, labels, and trademarks.
- recognize most beginning consonant letter-sound associations in one-syllable words.
- Objective 1.03: Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
Mathematics (2004)
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will explore concepts of measurement.
- Objective 2.01: Compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture).
Science (2005)
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world.
- Objective 4.03: Use nonstandard units of measure to describe and compare objects.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies to read and write.
- Objective 1.03: Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
- recognize and name upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
- recognize some words by sight including a few common words, own name, and environmental print such as signs, labels, and trademarks.
- recognize most beginning consonant letter-sound associations in one-syllable words.
- Objective 1.03: Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills:
Mathematics (2004)
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: Measurement - The learner will explore concepts of measurement.
- Objective 2.01: Compare attributes of two objects using appropriate vocabulary (color, weight, height, width, length, texture).
Science (2005)
Kindergarten
- Goal 4: The learner will use appropriate tools and measurements to increase their ability to describe their world.
- Objective 4.03: Use nonstandard units of measure to describe and compare objects.

