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Kindergarten, Social Studies
Std 1:
Use daily schedules and timelines from birth to present to relate self and family to changes over time.
               • Use vocabulary to describe periods of time
 

Lesson Plans:
 
Students will be able to name examples of how things change, sort/categorize items and make a graph, and at the end of the year, give examples of how they have changed.
 
Getting to Know ME
The student will construct a dated timeline of their life using photos and magazine cutouts to display information.
 
The Life Cycle of the Butterfly Students write a biography of a caterpillar using appropriate vocabulary and time lines.

What is History? Timelines and Oral Histories  After completing this lesson, students will be able to: understand that their lifetime represents a small piece of history; make connections between important events in the histories of their families and larger historical events; take an oral history; compare and contrast two or more accounts of the same event; write an account of an event which synthesizes eyewitness testimony from two or more sources.

 
 

Resources:

Time Vocabulary:  list of measurements of time from one second to one millennium

Monthly Theme Activities: with Printable Resources, Activities, and Writing Prompts

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Activities to help a child grow.

Printable Books About Family and Friends  From Enchanted Learning (some items are available for members only)

Diversity Elementary: Families  Short video from United Streaming.

History Hunt: Families  Short video from United Streaming.  Students identify, analyze, and interpret primary sources such as photos, family stories, and oral interviews. They learn how these historical records can provide them with information about their family and their connection to the past.

Growing Up:  In this program, puppets Digger and Splat show that all plants and animals grow. Didi takes off on a toy box ride to look at all the ages of life - from babies to grandparents, Robofact explains why a year is such a long, long time.  Short video from United Streaming.

Suggestions for English Language Learners: 
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding)
 

(E/B, D, E) Students make a book with photographs of themselves from birth to present.
(E/B, D, E) Students review pictures of changes in growth of a child their age to model changes.
(E/B, D, E)
Demonstrate the concept of change by using visuals and adding, taking away, and changing objects on a flannelboard.
(D) Students tell mini-life history while illustrating with pictures.
(D)
Students complete a yes/no questionnaire about oneself.
(E) Maintain a growth chart and discuss changes.
(E)
Read a story such as Love You Forever and describe the changes.

 

 

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