Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We see all kinds of people each day.Unit 1: Lesson / Essential Question
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Main Ideas &
Summarize / How can I identify the main topic in a selection?
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Understanding Characters & Infer/Predict / How do we identify the characters in a story?
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Story Structure & Monitor / Clarify / How do we identify the characters and setting of the story?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We see all kinds of people each day.Unit 1: Lesson / Essential Question
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Text and Graphic Features & Analyze / Evaluate / What can we learn from the parts of a book?
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Sequence of Events & Question / How can I retell a story by sequencing the events?( Use vocabulary beginning, middle, end, first, next, last)
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Books help us learn new things.Unit 2: Lesson / Essential Question
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Compare and Contrast & Monitor / Clarify / How do I compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of the characters?
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Understanding Characters & Analyze /Evaluate / How do we identify the characters, setting and main events of the story?
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Details & Visualize / How can details help me identify the main idea? Which details are important which are unimportant?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Books help us learn new things.Unit 2: Lesson / Essential Question
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Text and Graphic & Features Question / How does the author use different texts to tell the story?
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Story Structure & Summarize / How do the parts of a story work together?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: There is so much to see outside.Unit 3: Lesson / Essential Question
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Compare and Contrast &
Question / How are the events in the story alike and different?
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Conclusions &
Monitor / Clarify / How do I use details to predict/infer?
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Author’s Purpose &
Visualize / What does the author want you to learn from the book?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: There is so much to see outside.Unit 3: Lesson / Essential Question
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Cause and Effect &
Infer/Predict / What causes events in a story to happen?
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Sequence of Events &
Analyze / Evaluate / How can I use sequential order to retell a story?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: It’s fun to explore!Unit 4: Lesson / Essential Question
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Details &
Summarize / How can details help me identify the main idea?
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Conclusions &
Infer/Predict / How does what you already know help you understand the story?
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Author’s Purpose &
Analyze/Evaluate / Why did the author write this story?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: It’s fun to explore!Unit 4: Lesson / Essential Question
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Cause and Effect &
Question / What happened in the story and what did reaction or response did it cause? (effect)
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Sequence of Events &
Visualize / How can I sequence the story to help me understand it better?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Change is all around us.Unit 5: Lesson / Essential Question
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Understanding Characters &
Infer/Predict / How did the characters change from the beginning of the story to the end of the story?
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Story Structure &
Analyze /Evaluate / How do the events help me identify the problem and solution in a story?
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Sequence of Events &
Visualize / How can I sequence the story to help me understand it better?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: Change is all around us.Unit 5: Lesson / Essential Question
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Conclusions &
Monitor /Clarify / What clues help me figure out what the author doesn’t tell me?
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Text and Graphic Features &
Summarize / What can I learn from the pictures in a story?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We are growing up!Unit 6: Lesson / Essential Question
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Cause and Effect &
Visualize / How does the author use cause and effect to help me understand the story?
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Compare and Contrast &
Monitor /Clarify / How can I compare and contrast adventures and experiences of the characters in the story?
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Story Structure &
Infer/Predict / How do the parts of a story work together?
Kindergarten HMH Big Ideas & Essential Questions
Big Idea: We are growing up!Unit 6: Lesson / Essential Question
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Main Idea and Details &
Question / How can details help me identify the main idea?
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Understanding Characters &
Summarize / What clues tell you what a character is thinking and feeling?