Chameleons Are Cool!

Recently, Kindergarten students in my small group studied animal adaptations, specifically, chameleons.

We started off by reading “Neon Leon”, a fictitious story about a bright orange chameleon who could not change colors. Throughout the story, Leon tries to find a place where he can fit in. Finally, he not only finds a place where he fits in, he also finds a friend! 

Then the students completed their graphic organizer to do a retell of the story. The graphic organizer is set up so students could draw the Beginning, Middle and End of Neon Leon. Retelling a story has many benefits. It helps develop sequencing skills and helps with reading comprehension. 

Although Neon Leon was a fiction book, it did provide students with background knowledge and vocabulary, which they were able to apply when they dove into a non-fiction book about chameleons.  

We read a non-fiction book called “Chameleons are Cool”. After discussing facts from the book, the Kinders completed sentence stems to  share what they learned about chameleons.