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Identify a behavior of an animal or plant in a book or other media that is not real.
Access Point #: SC.K.L.14.In.2
Access Point Standards

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  • SC.K.L.14.2: Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.
Access Point Information
Number:
SC.K.L.14.In.2
Category:
Independent
Date Adopted or Revised:
02/08
Big Idea:
Organization and Development of Living Organisms : 

A. All plants and animals, including humans, are alike in some ways and different in others.

B. All plants and animals, including humans, have internal parts and external structures that function to keep them alive and help them grow and reproduce.

C. Humans can better understand the natural world through careful observation.

Access Point Courses
  • Science - Grade K (#5020010):
  • Language Arts - Kindergarten (#5010041): This course defines what students should understand and be able to do by the end of kindergarten. The standards emphasize explicit, systematic phonics instruction as the foundation of literacy. Decoding and fluency are essential to creating proficient readers.  Knowledge acquisition should be the primary purpose of any reading approach as systematic building of a wide range of knowledge across domains is a prerequisite to higher literacy. 

    The benchmarks in this course are mastery goals that students are expected to attain by the end of the year. To build mastery, students will continue to review and apply earlier grade-level benchmarks and expectations. 

  • Access Science Grade Kindergarten (#7720015):
  • Access Language Arts - Kindergarten (#7710011): Access Courses:

    Access courses are for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Access courses are designed to provide students access to grade-level general curriculum. Access points are alternate academic achievement standards included in access courses that target the salient content of Florida’s standards. Access points are intentionally designed to academically challenge students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. 

  • Library Skills/Information Literacy Kindergarten (#5011000):
Access Point Resources
Lesson Plan
  • Clown Fish:Students will compare and contrast traits of real clown fish and Nemo, from the cartoon movie "Finding Nemo".

Unit/Lesson Sequence
  • Plants and Animals in Media:These lessons show children how the media portrays plants and animals with characteristics that they do not truly possess in reality.