Unit Plan: Family Differences - Assignment Example

Task: Minds On: Family Action: Have children in groups of four’s discussing what a family is and what activities are done in a family. Consolidation: Class discussion on what it means to be in a family Learning Goal: Students should be able to describe the concept of a family Success Criteria: Ability of a student to describe a family in terms of membership and activities Assessment Group participation Task: Minds On: Mixed race families Action: Teacher introduces what a newspaper photo with a mixed race family. The students are expected to look at the picture in groups of three and discuss what they feel about the photo. Consolidation: Students should share their feelings with the class. Teacher to guide the discussion to ensure that students appreciate the mixed race Learning Goal: Students to appreciate the fact that mixed race marriages are normal just like other marriages. Success Criteria Students should be helped to overcome any prejudices against mixed race marriages Assessment Filling of the activities sheets Task: Minds On: Single parent families Action: Read to class a story about parents separating. Teacher to engage the students in discussing what happens to the family, children, mother and father. Children to be guided in discussing the fact that child cannot stay with all parents at the same time as they used to do before. Consolidation: In groups of four’s students to be asked to identify other causes of single families such as death Learning Goal: Appreciate the single families Success Criteria Ability to identify some cause of single families Appreciate single families as normal Assessment Participation in class discussion Group discussion Task: Minds On: Same sex parents Action: Show students the photo on the cover of Mommy, Mama and Me. Teacher to read a story from the book up to page three. Class discussion on what the children feel about this family (emotion of Mommy, Mama and the little girl). Consolidation: Students guided through class discussion in appreciating that same-sex families are normal families. Learning Goal: Understand the same sex families Success Criteria Ability to appreciate the little girl is leading a normal life. Therefore, same sex families is normal Assessment Participation in filling activities sheets Task: Minds On: Mothers Action: Children to fill two sticky notes. On one sticky note they will write what they like about their mothers. On the other note of a different colour, they should write what they do not like about their mothers. These should be placed on the notice board. Consolidation: Class discussion of the sticky notes. The teacher helps students to understand that parents have the best interest of their children and should be respected. Learning Goal: Respect for parents Success Criteria Appreciate that parents have best interest of the children and should be respected. Assessment Filling activities sheets Task: Minds On: Divorce Action: Students should note down some of the reasons they do not get along with siblings, and colleagues. Teacher to read to the class a story of a family where parents cannot get along and it ends up in a divorce. In groups of five, children should discuss their feelings about the story and share these feeling later on with the class. Consolidation: Engage students in a class discussion on consequences of divorce on the children. Learning Goal: Understand the concept of divorce Success Criteria Ability to identify consequences of divorce on children Assessment Filling activities sheets Task: Minds On: Sharing of Tasks Action: The class should be divided into two groups. Each group should be asked to discuss some of the tasks a family does on a day to day basis. Students should present to the class what they feel is the role of the children and the parents. Consolidation: Students note down the benefits of the family sharing roles. . Learning Goal: Importance of sharing tasks in the family Success Criteria Students ability to appreciate the need for them to participate in sharing of tasks in the family Assessment Identification of the benefits of sharing roles in the family Task: Minds On: Physical Differences Action: Through class discussion, led by the teacher, the students should be able to identify the various types of physical disabilities likely to be found in the family. Consolidation: In groups of three’s students should identify various ways we can help individuals with the disabilities identified. This will be shared with the class later. Learning Goal: Students should understand the various types of physical disability Success Criteria Ability to appreciate the need to help those with physical disability Assessment Group discussion Task: Minds On: Overall understanding of the unit Action: Teacher to marked and compare the filled activities sheets of the students to determine the level of understanding and participation of the students in the overall process. Consolidation: Through answering the question, teacher to explain the understanding of the students in the overall unit Learning Goal: Students must have filled all parts of the activity sheets Success Criteria Ability to fill the sheet correctly Assessment Group discussion Read More