Learning to Give, Curriculum Division of The LEAGUE
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Unit Overview:
Unit Purpose:
Learners explore the important role that rules play at home and school, as well as in the games they play. With a deck of playing cards, the learners play simple games that practice math concepts and cooperative play. This unit serves as a precursor to the more complicated game of Mini Bridge.
Focus Question:
How do rules help us?
Unit Objectives:
The learner will:
- articulate the role rules play in their home, school, playground and the games they play.
- recognize the consequences of following or not following the established rules of their home, school, playground and the games they play.
- practice circular movement from right to left -- clockwise movement.
- identify and classify objects by color.
- define common game-playing vocabulary.
- play a card game by established rules.
- identify attributes and sort or classify cards by shape/suit.
- count the number of cards representing each shape/suit.
- recognize the new vocabulary words attribute and classify.
- follow rules to play a card game.
- use playing cards to identify number order.
- compare numbers to 10 with the terms greater than and less than.
- determine geographic location by North, South, East, and West.
- play a card game by established rules.
Service Experience:
Students practice fair play, taking turns, and helping others in games and in the game of life. The class brainstorms ways to do these things in their lives. Then they try some things out and come back to class and report what they did and how people responded. Discuss how being kind and fair helps ourselves and others.
Unit Assessment:
Teacher observation of student involvement in the activity and sharing
Notes for Teaching:
An alternative approach for Lesson Four for early learners is noted at the end of the Instructional Procedure of the lesson.
Bibliographical References:
- Know and Follow Rules by Cheri J. Meiners and Meredith Johnson Product Code 708201 ISBN 987-1-57542-130-8
For Additional Math games using cards see also:
- http://resources.kaboose.com/games/math2.html
- http://childparenting.about.com/od/makeathomemathgames/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_game
- For additional related Units and Lessons see also www.learningtogive.org
State Curriculum and Philanthropy Theme Frameworks:
See individual lessons for benchmark detail.
Lessons Developed and Piloted By:
Barbara Dillbeck
Curriculum Director
The LEAGUE Curriculum by Learning to Give
Dennis VanHaitsma
Curriculum Consultant
Learning to Give
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