Oral Language K.1, K.2, K.3, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3

Writing K.11, 1.11, 1.12

History K.2

Civics K.8, 1.10, 1.12, 2.10, 2.12

Geometry K.11, 1.16, 1.17

Arts for Awareness of Self and Others

Young children, who may prefer to communicate with pictures and "Let’s pretend" rather than reading and writing, should find these activities helpful in deciding who they are, who others are, and how they both fit into their various communities (family, classroom, school).

I’m Glad To Be Me:

Have students sit in a circle. Have them pass a puppet or other prop around to signal whose turn it is to talk.

The first student says, "I’m glad to be me because..."

The second student says, "_____, you are glad to be you because..., and I’m glad to be me because..." Repeat around circle.

Community Mural

Have students draw their own home and family as part of a mural of the community.

What-I-Can-Do Mobile

Have students trace or draw and cut out geometric shapes. Have them draw or cut out pictures of things they can do well and paste them on the figure cutouts. Have them write sentences beginning, "I can..." and paste them on the geometric cutouts as well. Have them punch holes in their geometric cutouts and string them on to a hanger to make a mobile.

Discovery Book

Write the name of each child on a separate page of a notebook. Introduce the term discovery as "something you learn that you never knew before." Over several days, have students identify, for example, family members, likes and dislikes, and strengths and weaknesses. After several days, gather in a circle. Have children write or dictate words, phrases, or sentences they remember that describe themselves or others, and record them on each child's notebook page.