January 2020
Kindergarten -- Problem-Solving Skills
Mrs. Broam wants me for a sunbeam to shine at school each day! (Star to Triangle -- Right)
In every way I will shine BRIGHT, at home, at work, at play! (Star to Triangle -- Left)
A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I will shine bright as a sunbeam! (TWIST the star)
A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I'll SHINE as a SUNBEAM TODAY! (TWINKLE the star)
Review & ask questions:
We Don't Eat Our Classmates and Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: How do you stay in the right story?
Animal Friends -- What kind of friend should we try to be?
Red Ribbon Week -- Name a Healthy Choice.
Erin's Law--Your bathing suit covers the private part of the body. This is private and not to be shared. If someone tries to touch the private part of your body, say "no," get away, and tell.
A bully is shark or snake friend over and over.
All Feelings are OK -- fire headdress -- what can we do with an unpleasant feeling?
Introduce Problem Solving w/ "The Zax" by Dr. Seuss ( in Sneetches)
"There's Gonna Be Problems!" "We are Problem-Solvers!"
Problem Solving Strategies (movement)
(1) Nobody gets hurt (2) Nothing gets broken -- problem solving toolkit
Bug and a Wish -- "dead bug" and "star"
Compromise -- "boat" -- Not YOUR way, Not MY way, OUR way
Humor -- "banana" -- There are NO Bananas in the Sky
Reset -- "downward dog" to "plank" back to "downward dog"
With healthy solutions: (1) Nobody Gets Hurt (2) Nothing Gets Broken
Read A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems
"I Want My Life to Make a Difference"
1st Grade -- Bug & a Wish
Mrs. Broam wants me for a sunbeam to shine at school each day! (Star to Triangle -- Right)
In every way I will shine BRIGHT, at home, at work, at play! (Star to Triangle -- Left)
A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I will shine bright as a sunbeam! (TWIST the star)
A sunbeam, a sunbeam, I'll SHINE as a SUNBEAM TODAY! (TWINKLE the star)
Review & ask questions:
We Don't Eat Our Classmates and Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: How do you stay in the right story?
Animal Friends -- What kind of friend should we try to be?
What's ON and OFF when you are listening?
Red Ribbon Week -- Name a Healthy Choice.
Erin's Law--Your bathing suit covers the private part of the body. This is private and not to be shared. If someone tries to touch the private part of your body, say "no," get away, and tell. When is a secret harmful?
When do you tell vs. tattle?
A bully is shark or snake friend over and over.
All Feelings are OK -- fire headdress -- what can we do with an unpleasant feeling?
Introduce Problem Solving w/ "The Zax" by Dr. Seuss ( in Sneetches)
"There's Gonna Be Problems!" "We are Problem-Solvers!"
Problem Solving Strategies (movement)
(1) Nobody gets hurt (2) Nothing gets broken -- problem solving toolkit
PRACTICE: Compromise -- "boat" -- Not YOUR way, Not MY way, OUR way
Read Bug and a Wish
PRACTICE: Bug and a Wish -- "dead bug" and "star" and with words:
Someone takes your gluestick
Someone crashes into you in the hallway because he/she was running
Someone eats the last cookie
PRACTICE:
Share -- bicycle built for two with partner
Take Turns -- seesaw with partner
"I Want My Life to Make a Difference"
With healthy solutions: (1) Nobody Gets Hurt (2) Nothing Gets Broken
Read A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems
2nd Grade -- Connecting with Careers
Read Crocs at Work by Robert Heidbreder
Crocs for Hire? https://youtu.be/-u0o4-WqTos
Crocs at work, Crocs on the job,
Working Crocs may make us sob!
Creative Crocs in their careers . . .
Don't follow through . . . bring us to tears!
Crocs at work, Crocs on the job,
Working Crocs may make us sob!
Introduce Career Clusters
Career Interest Survey
Centers for Study:
Marble Mania
Marvelous Math
Creative Corner
Puzzling Puzzles
Magical Mindfulness
Books, Books, Books
Connect Career Clusters to Centers of Study -- Interests Connect with Right Fit Jobs
Read Do You Have a Hat? by Eileen Spinelli
"I Want My Life to Make a Difference"
Kindergarten--Introduction to Careers
Intro Careers
Mrs. Broam is a counselor!
Why do people work?
share Mrs. Broam's pizza job story
Career Day -- Collaborative Day, March 25, 2020
Essential Questions
(1) Why do work? income for food, clothing, shelter and FUN
(2) What kind of jobs are out there to do?
Dance with jobs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykiBRULLlE4
bus driver -- steering wheel
taxi driver -- side stretch
painter -- brush up and down
police officer -- star twist
barber -- alligator hands
butcher -- knees up
teacher -- kick step
carpenter -- kick back
doctor -- right arm circles
nurse -- left arm circles
veterinarian -- down dog
Centers:
My Daddy is a Pretzel
hand puppets
finger puppets
books
Career Flash Cards
Community Helper Puzzles
Put your hands in the air/on the ground, fingers on your nose/ear, thumbs up/down:
Do you enjoy being:
outside vs. inside
moving vs. being still
outside vs. inside
with animals, people, stuff, by self
at a desk or moving around (active)
numbers vs. letters vs. neither?
keeping people healthy
sports
water
food
driving
quiet vs. people looking at you (entertainment)
strong
caring heart
making smart choices
jobs with a uniform? your choice?
special equipment?
work with computers
involve reading and writing
listening
work with people
Hoberman Sphere -- I Want My Life to Make a Difference
Parents' Jobs? Encourage conversations w/ parents about what they do.
If time,
Read Clothesline Clues to the Jobs People Do