Grade Level: Grade K- 1st Grade
Theme: Getting Started at School
Objective: introduce and familiarize students to the classroom
environment
Tumblebook Resources: Boomer Goes to School (book)
First Day Jitters (book)
Lesson Plan: 1. Show your students either of the titles suggested
and discuss how the character or animal feels in a brand new
setting.
2. Explain the rules of BINGO on chart paper or
Smart board. Make sure each child has some markers so he or she
can keep track as the teacher calls out the objects.
3. Play Classroom Bingo by having children fill in
their own personal BINGO cards using objects in the classroom.
(Desk, table, toys, coat rack, window, door, teacher, students,
pencil, ruler, globe. Carpet, calendar, ruler, scissors, eraser,
chalkboard, door, fire alarm, phone, bell etc.) Students may draw
pictures, print the words, or use teacher-prepared cutouts of the
objects.
4. Using chart paper or board, teacher can choose
the objects randomly from pieces of paper faced down. Show the
object with the name and picture to aid all types of learners in your
classroom. Make sure you take the time to show the students
where the objects are in the row. Keep calling objects wait for a
child to get five in a row and yell BINGO.
By playing the game several times, each child will have the
opportunity to learn the names of objects he or she may be
unfamiliar with as well as the location of the objects in the room.
Extensions: Add in students names so they learn to read their own
and those of their classmates or play I Spy while in circle time.
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Grade Level: 1-3
Theme: Unique Me (All about Me)
Objective: Have children understand what makes them unique and
an important part of the classroom community
Tumblebook Resources:
Odd Velvet (book)
Yelly Kelly (book)
Big or Little (book)
The Ugly Duckling (book)
Stephanie’s Ponytail (book)
I Wish I Had Freckles like Abby (book)
I Wish I Had Glasses like Rosa (book)
Lesson Plan:
1. Each one of these books highlights an important characteristic
that makes each person special. Choose one or more than one of
the books and share them with your class. Discuss how character in
the book was able to realize that everyone is different and valuable
within a community.
2. Using the Venn diagram below have children brainstorm the
ways that they are the same and different from one and other. I.e.
Sex, height, glasses, siblings, pets, language may be different but
age, grade, Mrs. X’s class, live in the same city may be the same.
Are there things that are the same about everyone?
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3. Have each child think of something that makes them unique and
proud of themselves, draw or write about it, post them in your
classroom. This is especially good for school parent’s night at the
beginning of the year.
Unit Plans
Grade Level: 3-5
Theme: Proud to Be Me
Tumblebook Resources:
**Suki’s Kimono (book)
Hannah is my Name (book)
Objective: to have children begin to explore their own heritage and
learn tolerance of other communities customs and traditions,
mapping skills
Lesson Plan: 1. Read Suki’s Kimono as a class.
2. Discuss the difference between Suki’s view of
her clothing and customs and that of her sister’s. Have children
consider whether they think it is “good” or “bad” to be different.
3. Have children discuss what special objects,
ceremonies, articles of clothing, foods, traditions, the art music and
dance etc. they have in their home.
4. Have the students begin to fill in the sheet
provided and/or send it home as it will give you as well as your
students a fantastic opportunity to learn about one and other.
5. Post a map in your classroom and have children
record on the map where their families have immigrated from and
how.
6. Have children bring in or dress in “traditional”
clothes on a special day. (You may even want to discuss nutrition
and agriculture by bringing in different foods.)
Extensions: This lesson could be the launch of a unit on creating a
family tress and could easily tie into a literature unit.
My family comes from _________________________________________.
My family came to ______________ by _______________ in __________.
Every ____________ we _________________ to remember ____________.
My favorite thing about _________________ is ____________________.