This document provides a lesson plan for teaching students about how families can be different. The lesson involves students writing about their own families, meeting with a partner to share and ask questions, and identifying how their family differs from their partner's. They will then practice presenting the differences to the class. The goal is for students to understand that while families have unique qualities, acceptance of differences is important.
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1. 4440. Families
Social Studies,level:1-2
PostedThuAug 26 07:34:52 PDT 2010 byJ. Davis(J.Davis).
Graland, Denver,USA
MaterialsRequired:puppets - writingsupplies - books
ActivityTime:45 min - 1 hour
ConceptsTaught:differences
WritingLesson
Family
Jacqueline Davis
Title:Familiesare Different
ContentArea:Social StudiesGrade:1 Duration:45 -60 minutes
Standardsand Benchmarks:
Standard1.2
Familyandcultural traditions
Objectives:
Studentswill identifythe cultural differencesinfamilies.
ResourcesandMaterials:
Card stock
Writingmaterials
2 Pigpuppets
Varietyof booksaboutfamilies
Readaloud - The Treesof the DancingGoats by PatriciaPolacco
Differentiation:
Studentschoose whattowrite,choose partner?,choose extensions,presentinformationthe waythe
feel comfortable.
PreparingStudentsforthe Lesson:
? Transitions
? Expected Behaviors
Tell studentspurpose of lesson –Learn abouthow familiesare different
What are some thingsaboutyourfamilythatmakesitunique andspecial?Opendiscussionwithsmall
groupsor partners.
2. Let’shear aboutwhathappensinthisstory.I want youto pay attentiontohow the familiesare
different.
The Treesof the DancingGoats by PatriciaPolacco
Discusshowtheirfamilieswere differentbutcame togetherincrisis.
Model:
Use a contrast and comparisonmodel ora VennDiagramtodemonstrate differencesandsimilarities.
Have studentsprovide informationandshow how tofill inthe chart.
Teachingthe Lesson(LessonSequence/
Activities):
? Motivation/
AnticipatorySet
? Pre-Assessment/
Activating
Background
Knowledge
? TeacherInput,Modeling,&CheckingforUnderstanding
? GuidedPractice
? IndependentPractice
? Closure
Lesson
Backgroundknowledge
Rememberthe bookswe have readaboutfamiliesandhow eachstoryhad a differentfamilydynamic?
Refertothe chart keptaboutstorieswe have read.
All these familieswere differentandtodaywe are goingto findouthow your familyisdifferentfrom
anotherfamily.
You will write aboutwhatmakesunique andspecial onMyFamilypaper.Youwill meetwithapartner
and share yourwriting.
Askeach otherquestions
You mightdiscoverafteryourdiscussionthatyouforgotsome importantthingsaboutyourfamily - this
isthe time toinclude those details.
Tell howyourpartner’sfamilyisdifferentthanyours.
Recordhow theirfamiliesare different.
Write these stepsonthe board sothat studentsrememberwhattodo.
MotivationandModeling:
2 Pigpuppetsandbegintellingeachotherabouttheirfamilies.
Be sure to include:
3. Each puppettellingabouthisfamily
Puppetsaskeachotherquestions
One puppetdecidestoaddmore informationabouthisfamily(“Oh!IforgotthatI have a petspider!”)
Discussthe maindifferencesabouteachother,pretendtowrite downtheirideas(saythinkingaloud)
and presentittothe children.
Go overthe stepsof workingwithapartner again.
1. Write aboutyourfamily.
2. Meet withyourpartner.
3. Take turnsand share about yourfamily.(Whatdoesgoodlisteninglooklike?)
4. Ask eachotherquestionsandprovide positivefeedbacktoyourpartner.(Whatdoesthislooklike?)
5. Add importantdetailsyouforgot.
6. Write downonthe backof yourpaper how yourfamiliesare different.
7. Practice tellingabouthowyourpartner’sfamilyisdifferentthanyoursbecause youwill presentthis
informationtothe class.
Extensions:
*Illustrate yourfamiliesonthe cardstock paper.
*Read booksaboutdifferentfamilies
Lastly,Teacheraskshow studentswill getapartner.Classdecidesbetween:
Self selection
Peerselection
Teach selection
Guidedpractice:
Teachermonitors andguidesstudentstomake sure theyfollow formatandunderstandprocess.
*Closure – studentsshare withthe classhow theirfamilieswere different.
Assessment:
Were studentsable toidentifymore thanone waythattheirfamiliesare unique andspecial?
Were studentsable tolistentopartner,askat leastone questionandprovide some feedback?
Were studentsable toshare compare and contrast differencesbetweentheirfamilyandtheirpartner’s
family?
Didwe readenoughbooksaboutfamiliesbeforethislesson?
Notes& Reflections:
Before thislesson:
Be sure that studentsknowhowtolisten,provideappropriatefeedbackandaskquestions.
Readmany booksaboutfamiliesandtalkaboutsimilaritiesanddifferences.
Discusswhatacceptance and ignorance – not knowing