Me

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Teaching and Teaching Proforma -
ME and my place in the world

(Big Idea - each one of us is important. Students will be made aware that their opinion counts.)

Intended Outcomes:

Students will gain an uderstanding of their rights and responsibilities in home, school and community life.

Students will learn how decisions are made.

Students will understand that they are an important member in their family and school and that each class member is an individual with different needs.

Co-operative learning strategies modelled and practised.

Engaging students:

Finding out -

Tell your partner about:

all the foods you love
all the foods you think are 'yuk'
the things you like to do after school.The pet you have ( or would like to have)
your favourite television show
what makes you really angry
what makes you feel happy
a time when you felt very sad
the thing that you like best about yourself
your worst fault
the most important thing that has ever happened to you

Activity sheets - About me
My home and school addresses
Me and my friends

Refining (students’ questions, ideas and teacher’s intentions):

My family tree - 3 generations.

List all the things you used to be scared of but are not scared of any more.

List all the things you think these people might be afraid of:

a three year old girl
a frail, elderly man who lives alone
a mother who has two teenagers

Big children always seem to push in front of younger children at the canteen window and it takes them ages to get served.

Tell how you feel.
What are all the ways this problem might be solved?

Extending:

Invent a story that tells about one of these situations:

The bluest day of my life
The time I was green with envy
Boy! Was my face red!
I went white with fright

Activity sheets - Understanding the past - changes in the family's way of life

My room is my castle, My senses, Healthy me, People and places, Care of places

Rights and responsibilities, Our class rules, Our environment rules, What if?, Solving disputes

Making decisions - What is a decision?, What types of decisions are made?, What influences decision-making?, How are group decisions made?, How are decisions made in your family?, How are decisions made in your school?, How are decisions made at your local community level?, Is there a right way to make decisions?

Research a famous family.

Cloze sheets.

Children make a logo that best describes their personality.

Design their ideal room.

Discuss our senses and how disabilities could be faced with the loss of any senses.

Maths activities to include timing various activities, measuring bodily parts, graphing information on the computer, scale drawings.

Reflecting on what we have learnt

What have you learnt from adults in your community?

Reflect on how decisions are made and rights and responsibilities.

Teaching Resources:

Dalton, Joan Adventures in Thinking

Sydenham, Shirley & Thomas, Ron A-Z of Themes - Resource book for teachers

Cloze in on Themes Book 4

New Perspectives in Social Education 1