August/September

  1. All About Me/Families/Pets
  • What do we want them to learn?

Students will understand that people are similar and different.

Students will understand that they have qualities that make them unique.

Students will learn their body parts.

Students will learn the human life cycle.

Students will learn what animals can and can’t be kept as pets.

Students will learn similarities and differences among animals.

Students will compare each other’s pets.

Students will learn the basic requirements to live for pets (food, water, shelter, air).

Students will learn that pets have varying life cycles (animal babies and adults).

Students will learn about veterinarians and their jobs.

Students will learn the characteristics and structure of a family and what makes them similar and different.

Students will learn family roles.

Students will learn about family celebrations and traditions.

Who are some of the members of our family?

What is a family?

What are some chores that you have at home?

What does (family member) do?

What are some of your family’s celebrations and traditions?

What are some fun things that your family does together? (vacations, etc)

Who lives in your house and how many people are in your house?

What kind of house do you live in?

Where do you live?

  • Essential Questions For Unit

What qualities make you unique?

What makes you and your friends the same/different? (eye color, hair color, etc)

What are some of your favorite things? (color, hobby, center, food, etc)

What are the characteristics of some of your body parts?

What are the names of some of your body parts?

How do you grow? (baby, child, teen, adult, elder)

How do you feel about yourself?

How do certain things (friends, situations, etc) make you feel?

What is a pet?

What does a pet need to survive/live?

How many pets do you have?

How is your pet similar or different from a friends pet?

What does your pet eat?

Where does your pet sleep?

Who takes care of your pet?

What do you do with your pet? (play with them, walk them, bathe them, tricks, etc)

What is the name of a pet doctor?

What are the characteristics of your pet?

  • Content Standards:

Language:

LD6d / Begins to dictate words, phrases, sentences to an adult recording on paper

Math:

Children sort and classify objects

MD3a / Matches like objects
MD3b / Sorts objects using one characteristic
MD3c / Classifies objects using more than one characteristic
MD3d / Sorts and classifies objects using self-selected criteria
MD3e / Explains sorting or classifying strategy
MD3f / Participates in creating and using real and pictorial graphs or other simple representations of data

Children will learn how to use a variety of non-standard and standard units of measurement.

MD5b / Uses mathematical language to describe experiences involving measurement
MD5d / Measures the length of objects using non-standard or standard measures
MD5f / Measures and compares the weight of objects using non-standard or standard measures
MD5g / Orders two or more objects by size (seriation)

Science:

Children will use processes of science to actively explore and increase understanding of the environment

SD1a / Asks questions about objects, organisms or events in environment
SD1b / Uses senses to observe and learn about objects
SD1c / Uses language to describe observations
SD1d / Uses simple equipment to experiment, observe and increase understanding
SD1e / Records observations through dictating to an adult, drawing pictures or using other forms of writing

Children will acquire scientific knowledge related to life science

SD2a / Observes, explores and describes a wide variety of animals and plants
SD2b / Recognizes there are basic requirements for all common life forms
SD2d / Understands that plants and animals have varying life cycles

Children will aquire scientific knowledge related to physical science

SD3b / Describes objects by their physical properties

Social Studies:

Children will develop an appreciation of his/her role as a member of the family, the classroom, and the community

SS1a / Begins to understand family structures and roles
SS1d / Becomes aware of family and community celebrations and events

Children will develop a respect for differences in people

SS2a / Identifies similarities and differences among people
SS2b / Demonstrates an emerging awareness and respect for culture and ethnicity
SS2c / Demonstrates emerging awareness and respect for abilities

Creative:

Children will explore and use a variety of materials to develop artistic expression

CD1a / Experiments with a variety of materials and activities for sensory experience and exploration
CD1b / Uses materials to create original work and for self-expression
CD1c / Shares details about personal creations (paintings, drawings, 3-D sculptures, block structures)

Social/Emotional:

Children will develop confidence and positive self awareness.

SE1a / Demonstrates knowledge of personal information
SE1b / Recognizes self as a unique individual and becomes aware of uniqueness of others
SE1c / Demonstrates confidence in his/her range of abilities and expresses pride in accomplishments
SE1d / Develops personal preferences

Health & Physical:none

  • Lessons

Language Arts

Predictable Chart Stories

I like ______

My name is ______

Lesson 1

Talk about the word hobby. Students will discuss his/or her favorite thing to do and draw it on a sheet of drawing paper. (sentence dictation)

Lesson 2

Let children label a family portrait, then students draw his/her own family picture (label)

Lesson 3

Word Web: What do you call your grandparents?

Math

Graphs:

Family Members

Eye Color

Hair Color

Fave ice cream

Fave color (using unifix cubes)

Birthdays (with little presents or bows)

Boy/Girl (paper plate with clothes pins)

Fave center

Innies/Outies

Do You like to go barefoot? (idea in graph book)

Pets (sort by headband first)

Lesson 1:

How long is the ball of yarn?

How long is the mouse’s tail?

Lesson 2

How many bones does your dog need?

Science/Health & Physical Development

Lesson 1

Put growth sequence pictures in order.

Lesson 2

Different ways to move your body (jump, skip, move slow/fast, etc)

Lesson 3

Match the baby pet to the mommy pet (puppy/dog, etc)

Creative Development

Lesson 1

Students will draw self portraits

Lesson 2

Make life size kids.

Lesson 3

Act like a pet. Can we guess what you are?

Social Studies/ Social Emotional

Lesson 1

Draw a picture of something you can do. I can ____ all by myself. Make it into a classbook.

Lesson 2

What makes you happy/sad? Use happy and sad face popsicle puppets.

  • Assessment: What evidence will we put in their portfolio? (photo, notes, work samples, etc)

Self portrait and name sample

Picture or work sample of artistic representation of themselves

Notes for (all the above standards)

  • Books:

Here Are My Hands (big book) by Bill Martin

Someone Special Just Like You by Tricia Brown

Born Different: Amazing Stories of Very Special People by Fredrick Drimmer

I Like Me

I Can. Can You?

All By Myself by Mercer Meyer

What We Like by Anne Rockwell

Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

On Mother’s Lap by Ann Herbert Scott

The Three Bears

Three Little Pigs

  • Songs:

“We Are Family” Pointer Sisters

“I Am Special” Thomas Moore

“I Like Me” Thomas Moore

“I Like Water”

If You’re Happy and You Know It

Bippity Boppdity Bumble Bee!

Bippity Boppdity Bumble Bee!

Bippity Boppdity Bumble Bee!

Will you say your name for me?

Let’s whisper it!

Let’s clap it!

Let’s shout it!

  • Fingerplays:

Where is Thumbkin

Me Complete

I have ten little fingers and ten little toes
Two little arms and one little nose,
One little mouth and two little ears,
Two little eyes for smiles and tears,
One little head and two little feet,
One little chin, that's me complete

Where Are You

where is (Childs Name) where is (Childs Name)
There he (she) is, there he (she) is
How are you today sir
Very well today, sir
Sit right down , sit right down.

I Am Special

I am special
I am special, don't you see?
Don't you see, someone very special.
Someone very special
Yes, its me, yes, its me

About Me

I have two eyes.

I have two ears.

I have one mouth,

One nose.

I have two hands.

I have two feet.

I have 10 wiggling toes!

(Write the poem on chart paper, draw each body part in the poem beside the word)

  • Planning/Review

-Give the students a handheld mirror. They will look at themselves in the mirror as they tell you their plan.

-Students will say lunch code

-Use puppet to point to body part, say the part, go to center.

-Students will draw a picture of what he or she did during worktime.

-Roll the ball of yarn to a friend and say your center.

-Pass the dog bone.

-How many people live in your house?

  • Class Made Books:

Mrs. Wilcher, Mrs. Wilcher, Who Do You See?

Baby, Baby, Who Will You Be? –students bring in baby pictures for this book

What we like (cut out magazines pictures) “I like…”

I can…

  • Technology (website for kids, websites for teachers, computer software)

Zoe’s Pet Shelter

  1. Create your own Animal - Click on each body part and create your own animal.
  2. Aliens - Create your own alien by clicking and dragging parts from the box on the left to the box on the right. May be scary for some children. Always click on the skip intro button.
  3. Build a Scarecrow - Use body parts to build a scarecrow. Audio directions make this an independent activity. The second part is a mouse click and drag activity that asks the students to match the body parts by colors; a sorting activity. It may be above level for some students. Audio directions are provided.
  4. Lecky's Friends - Click on the body parts
  5. Mr. Man & Little Miss - (Click Skip Intro, and then click Fun and Games) Whole class instruction is needed before using this site independently. Students pick the body parts they wish by clicking one time on the part then selecting a part from an assortment.
  • Vocabulary

Me, unique, special, different, favorite, body parts, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, hair, color, brown, red, black, white, blonde, curly, straight, short, long, bald, tall, hobby,family, momma, daddy, sister, brother, baby, mother, father, uncle, aunt, grandma, grandpa, parents, grandparents, bigma, cousin, relatives, family reunion, pet, dog, cat, bird, fish, puppy, kitten, nanna, mema

  • Show and Tell Ideas

Bring in a baby picture and a current picture of yourself for comparison.

Show-Me Bags – send brown lunch bags home and children bring items that tell about them: favorite color, one of their fav. toys, etc.

Bring in a pet or a picture of your pet.

Bring in your pets toy.

  • Community Helpers/Field Trips

A veterinarian can come to school.

We can visit the vet clinic.

  • Multicultural Focus
  • Cooking

After reading Frog and Toad Are Friends, the whole class can bring fresh fruit for one large Friendship Fruit Salad.

Friendship Fruit Salad

Ingredients

(Serves whole class)

-variety of fresh/canned fruits

-2 cups of mini marshmallows

-cinnamon