Unit+5+Responsibility

=Key Question: =

What does it mean to be responsible?
= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * Why is it important to do a good job?
 * Why should we take care of animals?
 * How can we be responsible family members?
 * What do good friends and neighbors do?
 * What happens when we do the wrong thing?

= Web Resources: = http://teacher.scholastic.com/commclub/vet/flash/page1.htm [|http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~rstewart/k2001/Themes/community/helpers.htm] http://www.petweek.org/educators/lessons.html http://www.learningtogive.org/lessons/unit168/lesson1.html http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=constitution_day =[|Reading A-Z:]= Level G __Ants, Ants, and More Ants__ nf __Places People Live__ nf Level H __Living Together__ (BENCHMARK) nf __I'd Like To Be__ f __Police Officers__ nf Level I __Childhood Stories of George Washington__ f __Tommy Saves the Fourth of July__ f Level J __Maria's Family Celebration__ f __Firefighters__ nf __What Pet Should You Get?__ nf __A Visit to the Zoo__ nf Level K __Big Machines__ nf Level L __A Prairie Dog's Life__ nf __Dogs at Work__ nf Level M __Meeting Father in Plymouth__ f __The Beekeeper__ nf Level N __Life Cycles__ (BENCHMARK) nf __Zookeeping__ nf =[|Discovery Streaming:] = Citizenship in the Community TLC Elementary School: Understanding Good Citizenship Going to School is Your Job Getting to School Safely is Your Job Let's Explore: In The Woods Responsible Me When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Teacher Sound the Alarm: Firefighters at Work Moving the Mail: Postal Employees at Work Neighborhoods: Understanding Where We Live When I Grow Up I Want To Be a Veterinarian Beyond the Bars: Zoos and Zoo Animals =IS Resources: = The Making of an Unshakable Character 370.114 MAK Rules & Procedures for Character Education 370.114 VIN Teaching Character: Teacher's Idea Book 370.114 DOT Starting Small: Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades 372.2 STA A(B) Cities Are Different and Alike video p/i 40506-2 Heather Becomes a Firefighter video p/i 40318-2 Mickey's Field Trips: The Fire Station video p/i 40862-2 Mickey's Field Trips: The Police Station video p/i 40864-2 Neighborhoods and Communities I video p 4867-2 Neighborhoods and Communities, III video p 4865-2 Shelter video p/i 40370-2 What is a Community video p 4831-2 Why People Work video p 4832-2 = Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Picture Books:
Becoming a Citizen De Capua, Sarah 342.73 DEC (Ben Franklin, Eielson, Century, Kelly Lewis & Clark, Viking, West) Arthur's Computer Disaster Brown, Marc F BRO (Eielson, Kelly, Lake Agassiz, Viking, West, Wilder, Ben Franklin, Century, Winship) Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game Berenstain, Stan F BER (Eielson, Lake Agassiz, Lewis & Clark, Viking, West, Wilder) Responsibility Raatma, Lucia 179 RAA (Ben Franklin, Eielson, Lake Agassiz, Lewis & Clark, Viking) The Car Washing Street Patrick, Denise KIT M 6BKS (Phoenix)

Chapter Books:
= Library Media Collections: = City Green DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne KIT M 6BKS (Phoenix) = Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Research Responsible Acts = What does it mean to be responsible? Children choose a responsible person, such as a firefighter or teacher, to research. Children make posters depicting responsible community workers and label each drawing.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]