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Unit Plan: Part II

Title DIY Homes

Grade Level Kindergarten

Disciplines History/ Social Studies, English

Specific Topic What does a Home mean to you?

Start and End Dates April 1st- April 15th

PLC Members Emily Palumbo, MaryKate Ransone, Katie


Goff, Megan Mcdade

Learning Intentions

For students to understand what a “home” means to them and the different components that
make up a home, for example, the people in the home, the basic essentials and the location of
their individual home. Students will understand that a “home” is unique to everyone.

Guiding Questions:

What kind of home do you live in?

How are houses built, what materials are useful?

What does a home mean to you?

Standards of Learning
Assessed in Expedition

Discipline Standards Long-term Learning


Targets

English K.12 The student will conduct Students will understand the
research to answer questions different components that
or solve problems using make up a house.
available resources.

History/Social Studies K.7 The student will describe how Students will be able to
the location, climate, and describe where they live.
physical surroundings of a Students will understand the
community affect the way importance of essentials like
people live, including their food and water.
food, clothing, shelter,
transportation, and recreation

Annotated Bib

APA citation Text/ media type Annotation

Hoberman, Mary Book This book demonstrates


Ann.Fraser, Betty. (1978) what it means to be a house
A house is a house for me. for different people,
New York: Scholastic, Inc. animals or living things.

Love, V. [Valerie]. (n.d.). Pinterest A neighborhood scavenger


Neighborhood Scavenger hunt would allow students
Hunt [Pinterest Post]. to understand the different
Pinterest. components in a
Retrieved March 28, 2020, neighborhood. This source
from included a checklist of
https://www.pinterest.com/ different objects a student
pin/402650022931890287/ could maybe find in their
neighborhood.

Scieszka, J., & Smith, L. Book The Three Little Pigs is a


(1996). The true story of great story when teaching
the 3 little pigs. New York: about homes. This book
Puffin Books. would allow children to
understand the different
materials that can be used
to build a house.

Waters, S. [Stephanie]. Pinterest This pinterest post included


(n.d.). My House Drawing a project where students
[Pinterest post]. Pinterest. can draw houses of their
Retrieved own and include who lives
March 28, 2020, from in them. This would allow
https://pin.it/2qnysBc students to understand that
homes are different and
unique for everyone.

Weber, M. [Megan]. (n.d.). Pinterest Building a house with a


Paper Bag House [Pinterest paper bag and adding
Post]. Pinterest. Retrieved materials would allow
March 28, 2020, from students to understand what
https://www.pinterest.com/ materials are needed to
pin/24699497932098089/ build a house.

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