Kindergarten Timeline Unit Overview · PDF file · 2012-07-19Kindergarten Timeline...

Kindergarten Timeline Unit Overview

Calhoun ISD Social Studies Curriculum Design Project

Essential Questions

Enduring

Understandings

GLCEs Assessments

District

Resources

What is change?

How do we find out

what happened in the

past?

People and things

change over time.

Key Terms &

Vocabulary

Timeline

Yesterday

Tomorrow

Today

Beginning

Middle

End

Past

Putting events in order

First, second, third

Artifacts, diaries,

stories, videos

H2.0.1

Distinguish among yesterday,

today, and tomorrow.

H2.0.2

Create a timeline using events from

their own lives.

H2.0.3

Identify the beginning, middle, and

end of historical narratives and

stories.

H2.0.4

Describe ways people learn about the

past.

Summative (Required):

Kindergarten Timeline Unit Assessment

Formative (Optional):

The student will create a picture timeline

about the life of a historical figure from

literature.

Students will create and then present a

picture timeline about their life.

District:

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Kindergarten Timeline Unit Lessons Breakdown

Title GLCEs Included Resources Needed Resources Suggested Resources

Lesson 1 Using a

Calendar as a

Measure of

Time

H2.0.1

Calendar materials

Student writing pieces

District math program

Discovery Education Videos:

Learning to Use a Calendar K-

2 (19 min. 10 Segments)

Math Monsters: Time K-2 (15

min. 7 Segments)

Cookies Week by Cindy Ward

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice

Sendak

I’ve Got Music in Me – vol. I by

Jack Hartman

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by

Eric Carle

Weekly Reader and Scholastic

News

Lesson 2 Historical

Narrative or

Story

Timeline

H2.0.3

H2.0.4 Historical Timeline Plan

Sheet

Historical or Narrative Stories

Discovery Education Video:

Reading Rainbow Feature

Book: Uncle Jed’s

Barbershop (06.33)

Ox Cart Man by D. Hall

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My

True Story by Ruby Bridges

Summertime in the Big Woods by

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Lesson 3 Personal

Timeline

H2.0.2

H2.0.4

Personal Timeline Plan

Sheet

Family input

Completed timeline plan sheet

Models of timelines

Examples of personal artifacts

Timeline plan sheet

Discovery Education Video:

Long Ago, Yesterday, and

Today K-2 (15 min. 9

segments)

The Giving Tree by S. Silverstein

When I Was Little: A Four–Year-

Old’s Memoir of Her Youth by

Jamie L. Curtis

Now One Foot, Now the Other by

Tomie dePaola


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Kindergarten Timeline Unit


Lesson 1

Title: Using a Calendar as a Measure

of Time

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Unit of Study: Timelines

Estimated Pace: Ongoing

Abstract: A daily calendar routine will be established with student participation.

The students will use a calendar to measure time. GLCE:

H2.0.1 Distinguish among yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Key Concepts:

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

Days of the week, months, year

Past, present, future

Events: school, holidays, birthdays

Important Questions to Ask:

How do we know what day it is?

What day was it yesterday? What day will it be tomorrow?

Sequence of Activities: Concepts within this activity will build throughout the year.

1. Establish calendar routines at the beginning of the school year. For example, singing the days of the

week song, counting the days, pointing out the month and year, looking ahead at upcoming special

events, graphing the weather, etc.

2. About a month or two after establishing calendar routines, point out the concepts of yesterday, today,

and tomorrow. Ask “if today is Wednesday, what day will it be tomorrow? If today is Wednesday,

what day was it yesterday?” (see Summative Assessment). Use the calendar in authentic ways that is

meaningful for the students. You may want to use some of the suggested resources to supplement

your instruction (see below).

3. Introduce, build, and establish vocabulary.

Connections:

English Language Arts

Writing personal narratives using calendar events.

Mathematics - Align calendar routine with district math curriculum

Sequencing and patterns

Growing number line

Graphing

Instructional Resources:

Equipment/Manipulatives

Calendar materials


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Student Resources

Student writing pieces

Teacher Resources

District math program

Discovery Education Video: Learning to Use a Calendar K-2 (19 min. 10 Segments)

Discovery Education Video: Math Monsters: Time K-2 (15 min. 7 Segments)

Suggested Resources for Timeline Unit

Cookies Week by Cindy Ward

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

I’ve Got Music in Me – vol. I by Jack Hartman

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Weekly Reader and Scholastic News


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Lesson 2

Title: Historical Narrative or Story Timeline


Unit of Study: Timeline

Estimated Pace: 3-5 Days

Abstract: The students will learn about the past by reading (or being read to)

and discussing historical narratives or stories and will be able to sequence

the beginning, middle, and end.

GLCE:

H2.0.3 Identify the beginning, middle, and end of historical narratives and stories.

H2.0.4 Describe ways people learn about the past (e.g., photos, artifacts, diaries, stories, and

videos)

Key Concepts:

Learning about the past

Sequencing the beginning, middle, and end

Changes over time

Events: school, holidays, birthdays, family


Build some personal connections with the story you choose before/after reading.

What can we learn about the past?

What happened at the beginning, middle, and, end?

Sequence of Activities:

1. Read a historical narrative or story to the class (not a biography). See Suggested Resources section.

In addition to stories, you may want to bring in relevant photos, artifacts, videos, or other items.

2. Identify beginning, middle and end of the narrative or story.

3. Discuss how we use the past to learn about people in our history.

4. The students will retell the beginning, middle, and end of their stories to a partner.

5. Have students create a picture timeline of a historical narrative or story, demonstrating an

understanding of beginning, middle and end in sequence. You may want to use the Timeline Plan

Sheet.

Connections:


Identifying story organization

Mathematics

Sequencing/ordering


Equipment/Manipulative


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Student Resources

Teacher Resources

Historical narrative or story

Timeline Plan Sheet

Suggested Resources

Ox Cart Man by D. Hall

Ruby Bridges Goes to School: My True Story by Ruby Bridges

Summertime in the Big Woods (or any My First Little House books) by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Discovery Education Video - Reading Rainbow Feature Book: Uncle Jed’s Barbershop (06.33)


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Historical Timeline Plan Sheet

Name____________________________________________________

Beginning Middle End

Draw pictures showing the beginning, middle, and end.


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Scoring Rubric for Historical Timeline

3 2 1 Student is able to illustrate the

beginning, middle, and end in

sequence of a historical narrative or

story through writing or drawing.

Student is able to illustrate two of the

three story elements (beginning,

middle, or end) in sequence of a

historical narrative or story through

writing or drawing.

Student is only able to illustrate one

or none of the story elements through

writing or drawing.


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Lesson 3

Title: Personal Timeline


Unit of Study: Timeline

Estimated Pace: 3-4 Weeks

Abstract: The student will create and present a picture timeline about his or

her life.

GLCE:

H2.0.2 Create a timeline using events from their own lives (e.g., birth, crawling, walking, loss of first

tooth, first day of school).

H2.0.4 Describe ways people learn about the past (e.g., photos, artifacts, diaries, stories, and videos).

Key Concepts:

Sequencing events

Past and present

Learning about yourself, events in your own history


How do we learn about the past?

Did you learn to crawl first or walk first?

What do you remember about being a baby?

How old were you when you started school?

When is/was your birthday?

Sequence of Activities:

1. Review/discuss activities from Lesson 2: Historical Narrative or Story Timeline.

2. Bring/share a photo, babybook, journal, etc. from your past. Ask students what they know about

you by looking at the artifacts.

3. Model a teacher timeline.

4. Students will discuss with a partner events they could include in their own personal timeline.

5. Students will create a personal timeline with 4 events in proper sequence using the help of their

family and at-home resources (photos, baby albums, videos, etc.). You may choose to do this

timeline as an in-class activity or homework.

6. Students will share their timeline and resources with the class. Optional – use the timeline as a

formative assessment (refer to Personal Timeline Formative Assessment rubric).

Connections:


Mathematics


Equipment/Manipulative


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Student Resources

Family input

Personal photos, baby albums, videos, etc.

Completed timeline plan sheet

Teacher Resources

Models of timelines

Examples of personal artifacts

Timeline plan sheet

Discovery Education Video: Long Ago, Yesterday, and Today K-2 (15 min. 9 Segments)

Suggested Resources

The Giving Tree by S. Silverstein

Now One Foot, Now the Other by Tomie dePaola

When I Was Little: A Four–Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie L. Curtis


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Kindergarten Personal Timeline Homework Directions

Attached is a Personal Timeline Plan Sheet for your child to do as homework with the assistance of an adult. He/she may also use resources, such as photos, babybooks, and/or journals. Directions: Create a personal timeline using events from your own life. For example, think of when you were born, crawling, walking, loss of first tooth, dance class, first day of school, etc. Draw and label your pictures with #1 being when you were the youngest and #4 being when you are around your current age. Label each box with what age you were and what you are doing in the picture. Bring the timeline back to school to share with your classmates. Optional – also bring in photo(s), babybook, journal, artifacts, etc. from your past. This Timeline Homework should be returned to school by _____________________________.


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Personal Timeline Plan Sheet

Name____________________________________________________

1 2 3 4

Create a personal timeline with 4 events in proper sequence using drawings or pictures, such as a baby being born in the first box, then perhaps

2nd

birthday, first day of school, etc. (these are just suggestions; be creative and have fun!).


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