Patricia Polacco's family stories provide an interesting and neutral way to begin discussions about families. Students can make connections from their own family experiences to some of her family experiences.
Each student will create a book about themselves using the book template.
This lesson plan provides many center activities that are designed around the idea of "families" and apply language and math skills.
Students will learn how to say hello in five different languages.
The activities in this lesson plan will help students understand the similarities and differences in families and identify attributes in themselves and others.
This lesson plan will help students understand that they are important members of their own family.
This lesson plan will help students understand that they are important members of their own family.
Activities focus on the importance of children's names and helps build a sense of community in the classroom.
After illustrating the place where they spent their summer vacation, students will place their picture on a teacher created matrix.