ELA Topics for
Transitional Kindergarten

This lesson and its associated activities reinforce self-evaluation and characterization in a fundamental capacity.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce observations and analysis of family and friends through the production of stylized works of art reflective of student's classifications.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce investigation of various communities with individual observation and subsequent visualization.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce community relationships through a focused perspective on the roles we play relative to the jobs we have. Special consideration/modification should be given to analyzing with career perspective.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce the research and investigation of the seasonal highlight, fall. What leaves are in your environment? How do they change each season? How would this affect your print and subsequent artwork?

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce the research and investigation of the seasonal highlight, winter. Special consideration/modification should be given to the addition of personal elements signifying a holiday/celebration of importance to the student.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce the research of various animals and their differences in appearance and ability. Students will research their animal and will be encouraged to portray it in a manner reflective of the mood/color it conveys to them.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce the exploration of varying modes of transportation through an altered lesson plan focus. Rather than a building and landscape design, students may be tasked with designing a mode of transportation through collage, exhibiting their advanced understanding of the "Ready to Learn" Topic.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce investigation of various plants, specifically flowers, and their cycles of change through observation, research, and visual processing.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce investigation of food sources, with food based materials, through investigative research and visual analysis. An additional challenge can be presented with the type of food used in the landscape and the depiction of it's origin.

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This lesson and its associated activities reinforce investigation of the needs of animals in relation to their environmental conditions through contextual research and visual analysis.

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