Kindergarten  / 6th Six Weeks

Overarching Concept: Continuity & Change

Organizing Idea: Change Is All Around Me

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Unit Contents

The emphasis on activities during this Organizing Idea will be on observing and communicating a change rather than understanding why a change has occurred. Students will observe and communicate changes in plants and animals and in how mankind imposes changes on the environment. Students will work in groups and select a way to communicate what they have learned about an observed change.

Activities

Change is All Around  by Brenda McElyea
Students make predictions of changes while hearing Niki Clark Leopold’s - Once I was…

Changes In Nature  by Brenda McElyea
Students compare changes in nature and those made by people utilizing Leo Lionni’s AColor of his Own and nonfiction books on the same subject.

The Changing Picture   by Brenda McElyea
Students examine various Caldecott award winning books to determine changes in illustrations over time.

The Ever Changing Fairy Tale   by Brenda McElyea
Students discover changes made to fairy tales by various authors.

That New Animal  by Sandy Williams
Students will become aware that change is all around, even in our families.

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