Changes to the Environment Thematic Unit Topic: Cats Classroom Area: Science

List the Items You Plan to Introduce and How Much They Will Cost (a minimum of 6): Remember: The items should be safe, child-directed, encourage the use of multiple intelligences and provide opportunities for sensory learning). The items should be reasonably priced, able to be made by the teacher or easily obtainable. Try to use objects that are already in the classroom in creative, new ways. Think about what items you might obtain through donations from family, local business, etc. 1. Pictures of different climates with cats 2. Clay model of cat teeth 3. Cat paw molds 4. Big cat claws 5. Variety of cat stuffed animals 6. Magnifying glass 7. Cardboard box 8. Different big cats fur/skins 9. Plastic cheetahs toys 10. Plastic fish and mice toys Total: $7.00 When will you introduce these items? (At the beginning of the thematic unit, throughout the unit during a small group lesson plan, circle time) I will introduce a few of these items during circle time and the rest during the small group activity. I will ask the children open ended questions such as, What do you think big cats like to eat? Where do you think big cats live? Do they live in the same place? Are there any special rules that the children need to follow when using these items? There are no special rules that the children need to follow. What do you hope the children to learn? Cost: Teacher made Cost: Teacher made Cost: Teacher made or donation Cost: Donation Cost: Donation Cost: Donation or already in the classroom Cost: Free Cost: Donation Cost: $4.00 Cost: $3.00

I hope that the children can familiarize themselves with the environment of cats. I also hope that the children see the differences and similarities between cats and each other and learn what cats eat. What are some ways that the children can reflect on what they have learned? The children can reflect by talking amongst each other and record what they have learned by writing it down.
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