This unit focuses around the book “The Chicken of the Family” by Mary Armato. This week long unit provides activities to help make connections to the story and also teach facts about chickens, including the life cycle The cross-curricular unit integrates writing, science, research, art, a field trip, and even letter recognition.
Outline:
Build Interest- discussion questions
Read- one book (YouTube online reading available), vocabulary words, and discussion questions
Art- instructions for art project
Writing- instructions for writing project
Integrating Alphabet- 2 art activities with letters
Research- research topic with three YouTube videos
Integrating Science- 2 YouTube videos, 2 book suggestions, one external link to free download
Game- one game idea
Field Trip- field trip idea with 2 YouTube videos
Extension Activities- 2 art activities and one YouTube video (of dance)
Let’s Recap- discussion questions and glossary
Grade Levels:
Pre-K-2
While teaching my daughter about the life cycle of a chicken, I decided to create a cross-curricular unit. Being a former school librarian, I constantly look for ways to incorporate children’s literature in my lessons, so this book was perfect for the unit on chickens.
| Grades | PreK, K, 1st |
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My name is Michelle North. I previously taught public school for seventeen years. In 2021, I began homeschooling my daughter. Most of my lessons and activities are for teachers and homeschooling in elementary school grades. 😊
Certification: B.A. K-8 Elementary Educ., M.S. K-5 Elem. Reading & Math, Ed.S K-12 Administration & Supervision, Cert. K-12 School Library Media. Highly Qualified in grades K-6, Educational Specialist K-12 , Library Media Specialist K-12
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