Tuning+in+and+Preparing+to+Find+Out

= Tuning In and Preparing to Find Out =

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 * Tuning in to this unit of work will involve a lot of unique activities and co-operation to engage students in what they are learning. Due to the subject matter we will be teaching, there is a high level of group collaboration. Students will become familiar with the different types of community as we build on the topic. They will share their thoughts, ideas and plans for further work within the unit. Previous knowledge and understandings will be drawn upon to find out more about the topic at hand.

__Lesson 1:__ Open discussion, listenning, co-operating and listing the importance of family. Giving children the opportunity to share their personal experiences with the group; will provide significant insights about the prior knowledge of the children. Sparks the idea about the diversity of families.

__Lesson 2:__ Reading and following instructions: Using index cards, students explore coming together and doing something good for one another. The activity promotes sharing, helping others and cooperation which are also major concepts in the unit as a whole.

__Lesson 3:__ Showing what you know: Using physical models and photographs, students will use their prior knowledge to generate a discussion about their school. Collaborative activity to brainstorm who is involved in their school and where we might find those people.

__Lesson 4:__ Think, Pair, Share: Sharing ideas and feelings in pairs and then with the whole class.

__Lesson 5:__ Brainstorming: Using open discussion, speaking and listening to engage children in making a list about what they know about their own communities based on the previous four lessons.**