This was next on my list to review.
If you already own this please download it again and get the new clip art, fonts and pages.
Me and My Family is now 120 pages
Through experimentation and play, children use their interest in people
and how things work to make sense of their world. Exploring how diverse
families are helps young learners to accept differences.
Getting to know one another - This is Me,
Birthday Information, Celebrations, Words to describe my Family, This is my
Family, A Few of My Favorite things, Family Word Wall
Discovery Learning Task Suggestions - Writing
about families, Blocks to make a home, Use mirrors to draw a face, Picnic role
play, Collage about families, Letter writing, Home corner, Pastel drawing, Draw
and count, Doll’s house, Use “Paint”, Puppets, Reading books, Counting family,
Whiteboard drawing
Ideas for Word Work - Alphabet Keys –
Family, Holidays as Families, About Me. Record words in each box for the topic
and in the empty boxes they can draw a picture about the topic.
Label Body Parts – use these sheets to write in the
names of the body parts.
Match up the Body Parts - Enlarge to A3 and laminate.
LSCWC – use this to assist in spelling the words correctly. Record the
word in column 1. Then Look at the word, Say it, Cover it, Write it and then
Check it. Each letter stands for a step in the process.
Matching pictures to
names. Print and laminate the pictures and cards and cut them. Match the
cards to the pictures. There may be more than one card for each picture for
e.g. the girl could have girl, sister, daughter, granddaughter or niece.
Writing tasks - This next section contains
writing tasks and also writing papers for the following topics- My family love
to …., Our House, Acrostic Poem for My Family, Photo page and text ,
Invitation
for Grandparent’s Day – copy back to back, Venn Diagram – My Grandparents and
I, My brother/sister/cousin comparison, Our best holiday – draw on one and
write on one, Class Museum. Flip Book for Family, friends and yourself.
Mathematics - Time words – print and
complete worksheets, Losing Teeth - graph as you lose teeth, plus a class graph
to enlarge to A3 and complete as a shared lesson. Telling time – print
and laminate as a learning centre. Money spent for a muffin. Graphing family
members you live with as a grade.
Timeline of major events in your life.
Matching number of people in a family with the numeral and word.
