We offer many activity ideas for supporting books of this type here. This social studies lesson helps students develop a healthy sense of self, and ties in well with any all about me theme or unit. This book combines blackandwhite illustrations with real childrens words describing what they love most about. First grade lesson components of a book betterlesson.
This lesson also meets virginia standard ec1 and asca standards c. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Black like me ostensibly chronicles john howard griffins experiences as a black man. Find easy to use lesson plans to help you work with your students to have real. Barbara kurtzman phillips shares structured ideas to guide students as they plan content for both photography and writing. Teach your students the importance of good self esteem.
Tim wises book showed me that i have a lot left to learn about racism and my own white privilege. This book study pack can be used as a whole class activity, during small group guided reading ti. The activity sheet is not attached here because i took most of it from the packet that is included in the teacher clas. Create a love makes a family classroom or schoolwide display with unique family. A simple lesson plan based on team model to accompany the book what i like about me. Lesson plans to support lgbtq inclusive elementary schools. They write in journals to reflect on this lesson plan. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read and discuss the book i m gonna like me. Ela1w1b the student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing. Introduce the lesson by reading the book what i like about me.
She earned a bachelors and masters degree in elementary education from the university of central florida in orlando. Eric carle lesson plans and teaching ideas for the very hungry caterpillar, more free english learning and teaching resources from varsity tutors. Theres nothing young children like more than talking about themselves. These books will be a big help to you when planning for an all about me theme in. As a teacher, lesson plans have always needed focus, time, and attention. Curriculum connections brought to you by book fairs. Lesson plans pass the manners, please students become aware of correct classroom communication and manners by reading the book, david goes to school, and playing the good manners pudding game. All about me books for preschool and kindergarten prek pages. If time allows, consider having students spend some time sharing books with another partner. I long ago accepted the sad fact that even though i try to resist racism, im still going to be damaged by it because i live in a racist culture. Instant lesson plans for any book perfect for substitutes. She is currently a curriculum resource teacher at an elementary school. I then introduced a book is just like you and instructed my students to listen carefully as i read this book to them, because it compares children to books. A crayons story theres more to me than you can see.
Black like me free online plot summary lesson plans november 14 summary. Assist them in writing the title all about me and their names on the cover. Practicing empathy is an essential part of social emotional learning. Oct 12, 2015 break the ice with this social lesson, designed to help you and your class get to know each other. This set of lesson plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Lesson plans for using the writing with writers student activity to improve student writing skills in eight genres. Place the books in the library area for children to read alone or with a friend. The best part of me, a beautiful book created by wendy ewald. Kids will express what they like through drawings, pictures, and writing, and theyll. This lesson introduces students to simple structures for likes and dislikes. Back to school activity with the book i like myself. In this performing arts lesson, students will work to create a short video diary to showcase the import parts of their life and edit the video into a 5 minute or less montage using ezvid or similar program.
Print all of the reading responses by clicking on any of the images below. The activity sheet is not attached here because i took most of it from the packet that is included in the teacher classroom pack. Now, in american like me, america invites thirtyone of her friends, peers, and heroes to share their stories about life between cultures. The theme, all about me, provides children with the opportunity to answer the allimportant question who am i. Find im gonna like me lesson plans and teaching resources. Please contact us if you have lessons that you are proud of and would like to get published. You can also create your own word search, criss cross or memory match puzzle using our. This i like me lesson plan is suitable for 1st grade. All about me theme preschool classroom lesson plans preschool teacher 101 parents have various reasons for choosing home schooling over traditional school teaching and one very evident reason is cost. Students will listen to and discuss the story, as well as complete. Use the fasteners to fasten the wings onto the body. All about me theme activities for your preschool, prek, or kindergarten classroom. This can be a stand alone or support lesson for the lesson what we like.
When i finished reading i gave my students a moment to think about how they were like a book. Apr 30, 2012 this lesson also meets virginia standard ec1 and asca standards c. Lesson plans, unit plans, and classroom resources for your teaching needs. We saw that character in the book we read yesterday i like me. Im vanessa, a prek teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience. The student makes connections between texts andor person experiences. This i like me lesson plan is suitable for kindergarten 2nd grade. These lessons and student writing samples were inspired by the best part of me, a beautiful book created by wendy ewald. The best part of me writing activity lessons with laughter. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education. The author reads the news about how a mississippi jury had refused to indict those guilty in the gruesome kidnaplynch murder of mack parker, even though the fbi had compiled massive evidence identifying them. We would like to acknowledge the oklahoma developmental disabilities council oddc for their generosity during the development of the me.
There is also a movement break incorporated into this lesson. The creative planning is evident in their narrated photo book. Lesson plan for im gonna like me in the past i had the students cut out a paper necktie and write things they are good at on the tie. Discuss how everyone has similarities and differences in their appearances e. Use these teaching tips for the book i like myself to help you plan your. Feb 29, 2012 kindergarten lesson, with the book i like myself by karen beaumont. Plan a time to invite family members to listen to childrens stories. After reading the first section of the book, pretend you are griffins doctor and create a schedule for griffins skin treatments. Black like me free online plot summary lesson plans by. I like myself what i like about me quick as a cricket from head to toe parts all about me book brainstorming words family names take a survey word puzzles free play free play free play free play free play all about me half day lesson plan. This activity is based on i like myself by karen beaumond curriculum connections brought to you by book fairs directions. Ela1r6f the student uses a variety of strategies to understand and gain meaning from gradelevel text. There is also a movement break incorporated into this lesson so that children can learn and practice the tree pose in yoga. Provide drawing or collage materials to decorate their covers.
Looking in the mirror, an african american boy sees himselfjeremy. Choose a book, choose the reading response you want to use, make copies and youre done. I start this lesson with poems from the best part of me by wendy ewald. Here are just a few ways that white like me challenged or deepened my thinking. As the lesson is based around food and drink vocabulary it should be done after lessons on food, otherwise the food vocab should be pretaught at the beginning of this lesson. The black like me lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles.
The mentor text for this activity is the best part of me by wendy ewald. Many of the completed activities can be bound into books for each child when the theme comes to its conclusion. James martin at the university of oklahoma s zarrow center for the purpose of developing the me. This worksheet helps students reflect on the just like me practice of building empathy. The lesson plan below can be used with any book from your collection. Looking like me is a song of oneself, and of all of the elements that make up and define an individual. All about me preschool activities theme prek pages. Lesson plan samples provide teachers with a set workflow, keeping things like.
Lessons for teaching selfawareness and selfadvocacy. Preschool lessonsclass activitiesbook writerwriting a bookreading skillsteaching readingi like myself. This book and activity can provide an opportunity to discuss unique identities and gender. After reading the first section of the book, pretend you are. Suggested big book, i like me, carlson, puffin books, 1988. Kindergarten teachers preschool classroom i like myself book first grade reading comprehension all about me preschool teacher books author studies literacy activities reading skills a blog for teachers to find example questions and ideas for different reading skills and strategies for over 100 different picture books. Getting to know you portraits art and social studies lesson. This worksheet can be used with our lesson plan learning how to practice empathy. It offers an opportunity to build classroom community by giving students a chance to learn about gender via a character in a book who does not use pronouns. We know them as actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers. What i like about me is the perfect activity to help you talk to kindergarteners and 1st graders about self esteem.
The student writes informal texts for example, journal entries, reading response. Lesson developed by kelley raybon kelley raybon has been teaching elementary school for 20 years. Find i like myself lesson plans and teaching resources. Im gonna like me blowing off a little selfesteem by. As a result, black like me is an arrogant, if well meaning, book. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans. That is also one of the few reasons why teachers need teacher calendars to help them track their signified tasks. Free classroom lesson plans and unit plans for teachers. Printables, classroom activities, teacher resources. The lessons cover multiple subject areas and objectives. Black like me questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on black like me.
A couple other pendergast counselors and i have worked together to develop lesson plans that correlate with the julia cook books. Do they like sharing books or reading by themselves more. Thousands of grabandgo lesson plans, unit plans, discussion guides, extension activities, and other teaching ideas grades. Students will create portraits of themselves after reading the book i like me by nancy carlson. Instruct your class to glue down the picture or portrait of themselves onto the body of the owl.
Students will listen to and discuss the story, as well as complete a project. View and print the student activity sheet pdf about the book this is a delightfully illustrated rhyming book in which the main character knows she is different and special and thats what makes her so wonderful. Web supplement for i like me girl pattern web supplement for i like me boy pattern this site is a search of all public school media centers for specific books and media materials. Award winning educational materials like worksheets, games, lesson plans and activities designed to help kids succeed. Discuss the different hair colors represented in your classroom. The original lesson is from genia connell on scholastics website.
Our district practices the boys town well managed classroom program and her books are fabulous with their connection to social skills. Call me tree llamame arbol is a short book written in verse. Looking like me by walter dean myers and christopher myers. But he never truly experiences life as a black man. Use this site to locate the materials needed for this lesson. Tami over at learning and teaching preschoolers featured several ideas. On first looking in the mirror, jeremy sees a real handsome dudelooking just like me. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more.
Things i like, children will get the opportunity to do just that. Kindergarten lesson, with the book i like myself by karen. The focus is appreciating yourself and growing selfconfidence. This we learn from turtles, and now your students can too. First graders read the book i like me and then design a. Browse or search thousands of free teacher resources for all grade levels and subjects.
This can be used as a stand alone or pre lesson for the me and my partner lesson plan. Complete each of these sentences and find out why you are special. First graders read the book i like me and then design a collage showcasing different things they like about themselves. Our first grade lesson plan section will continuously grow as more teachers from our community submit their lesson plans. As i read i slowed down and used my best voice animation to emphasize and compare how students are like a book.
Students build self esteem and confidence by reading nancy carlsons book, i like me. All about me book i like myself brainstorming words what i like about me family names quick as a cricket take a. The horn book magazine journal the dynamic fatherson duo returns with another highenergy poetry book. All about me preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and lesson plans. Im like you, youre like me printables, classroom activities. Here at prek pages, im committed to helping teachers just like you teach better, save time, and live more by providing you with everything you need to create a fun and engaging learning environment, lesson plans, and activities for your little learners. Black like me is a nonfiction book by john howard griffin, a journalist who went undercover as a black man in the south during the civil rights movement. Give each student an owl body, two eyes, two wings, and feet. All about me activities, crafts, and lessons plans kidssoup.
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