Initiatory Activities
A. Knowledge Chart
B. Book Table
C. Portfolio
A. Knowledge Chart
The purpose of the knowledge chart is to introduce the thematic unit on
“Communications” to the students. This
will be done on the first day of the unit.
Students will be asked what they already know about the topic and what
they want to know about the topic. The
knowledge chart helps to set the stage for the remainder of the unit. For my unit on “Communications,” my focus
will be- What is communication? How do we communicate? How has communication changed though
history?
WHAT WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT
WE LEARNED
B. Book Table
In the class room, the will be
an area set aside containing texts dealing with the unit “Communications.” The texts will be both fiction and
non-fiction. The texts will concern
themselves with a variety of topics.
There will be books about inventions and their inventors, ways that
communication happens, the history of communication, animal communication, and
books about animal communication. The
students will use the texts to gain information for certain assignments. The students will also read these books
during silent reading time. Each child
will have a journal and after reading a text they will have to write down three
new things that they learned about communication.
C. Portfolio
The students will be given
large pieces of construction. It will
be folded to create a folder for their work during the unit. They will be given the opportunity on the
first day when they finish the activity to begin to decorate their
folders. They have to decorate it
sticking to the theme of communication.
The folders will contain all the work that the students do for the unit. The students’ folders will be kept in their
desks until the unit is completed. The
students will be able to take their folders home at the end of the unit to be
shared with their families.