Kindergarten Lesson Plans
K-01 - Caps for Sale - Getting to Know a Book
This lesson serves as a good pre-reading activity for “Caps for Sale.”
K-02 - Caps for Sale - Counting Caps
This lesson can be modified by choosing a different illustration in the book to count.
K-03 - Caps for Sale - Connect the illustration to the text
This lesson can be replicated or increased in complexity using other illustrations from the story.
K-04 - Caps for Sale and More Caps for Sale - Introducing Sequels
This can be done as a pre-reading activity for the subsequent books in the series once “Caps for Sale” has been read.
K-05 - More Caps for Sale - Words I Don't Know
This lesson can be increased in complexity by using different pages from the book that contain more advanced sentence structure and vocabulary.
K-06 - Mindful Monkeys - Make a Prediction
For this lesson, students are making an educated guess rather than a creative piece of writing/art. Students should try to discuss their ideas with their peers using as much evidence and reasoning as possible.
K-07 - Mindful Monkeys - How to be a Helper
Students should focus on finding text evidence for their answers in this lesson.
K-08 - Circus Caps for Sale - Find the Words I Know
This lesson can be increased in complexity by using different pages from the book that contain more advanced sentence structure and vocabulary.
K-09 - Circus Caps for Sale - What Does the Illustration Say?
This lesson can be replicated or increased in complexity using other illustrations from the story.