Learning to Give, Philanthropy education resources that teach giving and civic engagement
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Overview:
This lesson is most appropriately taught at the very beginning of the school year. The teacher will explain that being in a classroom is different from being at home and that we will need to develop different ways of doing things in school.
Purpose:
Duration:
Thirty minutes
Objectives:
Students will:
- develop the tools necessary for working and playing in a group.
- describe and demonstrate behaviors that are necessary for people to work together in a group.
Materials:
- Large bowl and ingredients for play dough.
Recipe:
3 cups flour
¾ cup salt
½ cup water
- Powdered paint, a few pinches to tint the dough (Increase recipe proportionally to make enough for the entire class.)
Instructional Procedure(s):
Anticipatory Set:
Explain that we are going to make play dough and "cooperation" is a necessary ingredient.
- Arrange class into small groups.
- Explain the recipe to the class.
- Before beginning the project, discuss the expectations of each student concerning the proper way to work together.
- Give a portion of the ingredients to each of the children in the group.
- Encourage all of the children to become involved in the preparation.
- First, add the water to the bowl, next the dry ingredients, then the students should take turns kneading the play dough.
- When the play dough is finished, the group should divide it equally.
- Children then may have a period of playtime with the play dough.
- Following the play period, the play dough should be stored in a covered container and refrigerated.
Assessment:
Teacher observation. Note whether children were able to cooperate and create the play dough together.
Curriculum Connection:
Language Arts: Students will draw pictures in their journals about the activity. Students will explain their drawings to the teacher and the teacher will write words pertaining to the activity (example: "play," "work," etc.) and encourage students to copy the words.
Math: This lesson can be used for sequencing skills. Teacher should ask questions such as: "What did we do first?" and "What did we do second?"
School/Home Connection:
- Intereactive Parent / Student Homework:
Teacher will duplicate the recipe for play dough and send copies home to the parents. Teacher can encourage parents to work with their children using recipes for baking, etc.
Cross-Curriculum Extensions:
Many cooking and eating activities lend themselves to individual tasks within a small group such as: making a tossed garden salad, making a fruit salad, etc.
Lesson Developed By:
Janice PetersonDetroit Public Schools
Woodward Elementary School
Detroit, MI 48208
Handouts:
Unit Contents:
Overview:Growing as a Group Summary
Lessons:
- 1.
- Sharing is Caring
- 2.
- Compliments and Feelings
- 3.
- Polite Listeners and Traffic Rules
- 4.
- Class Rules (Responsible Personal Conduct)
- 5.
- Hands are for Helping (Responsible Personal Conduct)
- 6.
- Angry Feelings (Responsible Personal Conduct)
- 7.
- Picture-Go-Round (Responsible Personal Conduct)
- 8.
- Rolling in Dough (Responsible Personal Conduct)
- 9.
- Service Project (Citizen Involvement)
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