Week Three Day 4

Week Three Day 4 Schedule:

● This lesson will begin with a read aloud from the book, How to Steal a Dog by Barbara
O’Connor. The teacher will spend twenty minutes reading this book to the students at the
library/carpet area.
● After twenty minutes, the teacher will hold a classroom discussion about what was read.
The teacher may ask questions such as:
➔ “How is Georgina’s life affected by homelessness?”
➔ “What would you do if you were Georgina in this situation?”
➔ “What stood out to you as I read?”
➔ “What do you think will happen next?”
➔ “How does this affect your perspective of homelessness?”
➔ “Georgina is a student in fifth grade. You are around Georgina’s age. How would
your life be different if you were currently homeless?”
➔ “Georgina lives in a car along with her mother and brother. Would you consider
this homeless? Why? What defines being ‘homeless’?”
➔ “Who is showing kindness in this book and how?”
➔ “Who is not showing kindness in this book and how?”
➔ “What did you think about the ending?”
● Then, the teacher will introduce the following assignment to the class:
➔ “Kindness to the Less Fortunate” reflection.
➔ The teacher will explain the instructions of the assignment.
➔ The teacher will explain the behavioral expectations while working on this
assignment.
➔ The teacher will ask: “What questions do you have about this assignment?”
➔ The students will have forty-five minutes to work on this.
➔ After forty-five minutes, the students will submit their reflection to the teacher.
● Afterwards, the teacher will inform the students that they will begin to create the care
packages for the “Care Packages for the Homeless” drive.
➔ The teacher and the class will make care packages for forty minutes.
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 Unit 5: Conclusion on Kindness
Week Three Day 5

Week Three Day 5 Schedule:

Day 5:
Goal: Students will create kindness messages for every student to showcase their sense of
community in the classroom. Students will have the lolli-flowers as a reminder that there are
others who care about you and will have your back.
Activities:
● For the final activity students will be creating a lolli-flower with kind messages for each
student in the classroom. Each student will receive 15 (number of students in classroom)
“flowers” and will write a kind message for each of their classmates. Once students finish
their kind messages, I will give each student 15 lollipops to stick in the center of the
flower to create a lolli-flower. Then, students will deliver each flower to the
corresponding student and place it in their baskets (provided by me). The movie, Up will
be playing in the background for the students to watch while working on their messages
(1 hour and 30 minutes).
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Helpful Website Annotations:

1. Website: https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/.
This website is helpful because it provides lesson plans based on the 6 concepts of
kindness, and provides great and fun activities for my students to enjoy.

2. Website: https://ripplekindness.org/community-project/for-kids/
This website will be helpful because it gives students inspiration to be kind, and provides
them with resources and opportunities to help in their community.

3. Website: https://www.bincfoundation.org/what-is-homelessness/
This website is helpful because it helps define homelessness for my students.

4. Website: www.PACER.org/Bullying
This website is helpful because it provides bullying resources, has an educational &
awareness toolkits, and fun contest ideas for your students!

5. Website:https://endhomelessness.org/
This website is helpful because it provides practical ways to help those who are
less fortunate, provides statistics and data, and countless resources.
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1. https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/list/share/72113334/75171110?page=1

This website helped me find the proper books for my theme

https://www.readbrightly.com/family-book-club-fish-in-a-tree/

This website had supporting discussion questions for the book, Fish In A Tree.

Brookes resources:

1.Anacaona 1937 (Cuban Female Band): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGImure0x5s

2. Cuba women drummers overcome stigma, prohibition to break into male-dominated

percussion scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_Wg0W3KGjQ

3. (https://readlearnrepeat.blog/2018/08/23/courage-the-day-you-begin/)

4. https://witsprogram.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/The-Day-you-
Begin.pdf )

5. Book: Dream Drum Girl by Margarita Engle

6. Book: The Day you Begin by Jaqueline Woodson

Accomodations
Enrichment: Challenge students who are above level to work on word choices
during individual conferences, and to use similes and metaphors in their work.
1. Scaffolding: charts of easy examples with pictures and words of inferences
for students to look at if needed (ex: possibly an ELL student).
2. ELL students will be paired with students who are English proficient.
 3. ELL students will be provided with directions and instruction in their first
language
4. Teacher will be walking around during lessons to help students who may
have difficulties reading or writing out the assignment.
5. Directions will be read aloud to ensure comprehension for all students, if
necessary.
6. Gifted and Talented students will be allowed to work alone. The teacher
will work with these students to set realistic goals according to their ability
levels that may be higher than other students
7. Seating accommodations for students who have hearing or seeing
impairments.
8. Students who may have a 504 plan or IEP’s will have their own set of
accommodations based on their individual needs.

Enrichment/Remediation Activities
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➔ Kindness Picture Flip-Book: A great way for students to reflect on what kindness
looks like around them. Even in tricky places, like the bus!
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➔ Spread Kindness: Could be used as an activity for those who are done with their
work early. Students will write a nice note to another classmate.
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➔ This worksheet will be great to use for students to demonstrate ways to show
respect to places and people.
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➔ Students will complete this worksheet if they need an easier worksheet to
complete. The worksheet is based on the book How full is your bucket?students
will draw and write what fills their bucket, which gives the students the
opportunity to have text-to-self connections.
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➔ Respect Worksheet: A fun and creative way for students to show kindness in their
own way. Worksheet can be used for students who need an easier worksheet to do
that allows them to showcase their creativity and their beliefs, values, and
opinions on kindness
 ➔ Venn Diagram Worksheet: A great way for students to understand that they have
more in common than they think. This understanding of our commonalities can
help students develop empathy and kindness for the other parts of people that may
be different than what they're used to.

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