Changes to the Environment 15/15

Thematic Unit Topic: Zoo Animals

Classroom Area: Science
List the Items You lan to Intro!uce an! "o# $uch The% &ill Cost 'a minimum o( )*:
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The items shoul! ,e sa(e- chil!.!irecte!- encourage the use o( multiple intelligences an! provi!e
opportunities (or sensor% learning*/
The items shoul! ,e reasona,l% price!- a,le to ,e ma!e ,% the teacher or easil% o,taina,le/
Tr% to use o,0ects that are alrea!% in the classroom in creative- ne# #a%s/
Thin1 a,out #hat items %ou might o,tain through !onations (rom (amil%- local ,usiness- etc/
1/ 2i((erent te3tures o( (a,rics. 2onate! ,% the parents/
4/ +oc1s. Collecte! ,% the chil!ren or ,rought (rom home ,% the teachers/
5/ The ,oo1 6Zoo Animals7 ,% $ichelle Chopin +oosevelt an! #riting supplies alrea!% in the classroom/
8/ 9ir!s :est. $a!e #ith items alrea!% in the classroom/
5/ ;eathers. Total cost <1/== per ,ag at !ollar tree/
)/ ictures o( >oo animals (rom maga>ines !onate! ,% the parents/
?/ ;eel% ,o3. ma!e #ith items alrea!% availa,le in the classroom an! small ,o3es !onate! ,% parents/
@/ 2i((erent t%pes o( see!s. Total cost <1/== per ,ag at the AA cent store/
A/ Leaves collecte! an! ,rought in ,% the chil!ren/
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&hen #ill %ou intro!uce these itemsB 'At the ,eginning o( the thematic unit- throughout the unit C
!uring a small group lesson plan- circle time* IDm going to intro!uce these items !uring a small group
lesson plan an! a!! them gra!uall% to this center/
Are there an% 6special7 rules that the chil!ren nee! to (ollo# #hen using these itemsB &hen using these
items- one special rule the chil!ren nee! to (ollo# is to 1eep the see!s- roc1s- an! (eathers out o( their
mouths- #hile another #oul! ,e to not thro# the roc1s or see!s in the classroom/
&hat !o %ou hope the chil!ren to learnB I hope the chil!ren #ill ,e a,le to e3periment- solve pro,lems-
ma1e !ecisions- an! !evelop concepts a,out science an! nature- #hile interacting sociall% an! !eveloping
sensor% s1ills an! math concepts/
&hat are some #a%s that the chil!ren can 6re(lect7 on #hat the% have learne!B The chil!ren #ill ,e a,le
to re(lect on #hat the%Dve learne! ,% ,eing a,le to i!enti(% the !i((erent animals ,% names ,% loo1ing at
the pictures/ The% #ill also ,e a,le to i!enti(% the !i((erent characteristics such as some have (urs #hile
others have (eathers an! some eat see!s #hile others !onDt/