myfamilyandi

"ME STUFF"
all about me

Most of our kindergarten students are in school for the first time. Our first unit evolves from the idea of teaching something the students are familiar with, "themselves and their families." We review the familiar and introduce some new ideas. The complete unit takes about three weeks. We incorporate learning about “meet help children develop a positive self-concept. We discuss the student's family life; doing everyday chores and family outings. Using our social studies book "Families Are Special," as a resource we discuss how families can have similarities and differences. We continue studying our "Me" series by introducing the five senses the first week and end the last week with the body system .

**I'm Glad I'm Me**
**No one looks the way I do.**
**I have noticed that is true!**
**No one walks, the way I walk.**
**No one talks, the way I talk.**
**No one plays the way I play.**
**No one says, the things I say.**
**I am special!**
**I am ME!**
**There's no one else I'd rather be!**
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**Cookie Jar Chant**
**Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar?**
**[Student's name] stole the cookies from the cookie jar!**
**Who me?**
**Yes, YOU!**
**Couldn't be!**
**Then who?**
**Put each child's name on a construction paper cookie. Take turns pulling the cookies out of the jar, and sing the song!**
Lesson Plans
Monday: My Face Teach the following finger play through demonstration: Two little eyes that open and close. Two littleears and one little nose. Two little cheeks and one little chin. Two little lips with teeth locked in. Craft: Add facial features to a paper plate to make a facial self portrait. Encourage them to add eyelashes, eyebrows, freckles, etc. Have yarn available to make hair! Of course you'll want to have a mirror or two on hand so they can really get it "right."
Tuesday: Tactile Names Write the child's name using large print on a piece of construction paper. Offer a variety of materials to be glued on the letters. Suggested Materials: beans, sequins, beads, popcorn, pom poms, etc.
Wednesday: Social Studies Book: Families Are Special S/W draw their families on a piece of paper. T/S/W will complete the following sentence at the bottom of each students paper. My family is special because ___________________.
Thursday: Helping Hands Tree T/W trace students hand on construction paper S/W cut out the hand T/W will write what the student likes to use his/her hands to do to help the family. T/S/W create a classroom tree with the Helping Hands

**CLASSROOM IDEAS**
Family Crest Myself and Others Magnificent Me All About Me I All About Me II All About Me III Preschool Family Theme Child Fun: Family Family: Math Activity Family Crest: Social Studies Where We Came From: Social Studies And the Winner Is...Social Studies/Art Who Helps?: Social Studies Families Theme Unit Introduction Who is in A Family: Poems

**BOOKS**
Feelings Just Me Families are Special Alike/Different Much Bigger Than Martin Hands! by Virginia L. Kroll The New Baby Friends Just Like My Daddy Mary Wore Her Red Dress Shoes from Grandpa Clifford’s Family Harold and the Purple Crayon The Silly Birthday Book Something Special The Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings Two Eyes, Two Ears, One Nose I am Special The Mixed-Up Chameleon Poems/ The Relatives Came