Lesson Plan: Family Mobiles (4/6)

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Applying What You Have Learned

On the following pages are lesson plans that can be used to integrate Books about Families in your program planning. The lesson plans are intended to be an optional resource that you may adapt for use in your classroom. The worksheets at the bottom of each lesson plan are part of the required coursework (not optional).

Please read each lesson plan carefully and then answer the question at the bottom of the page.

Lesson Plan: Hanging Family Mobiles

Age Group:

Infant
Toddler
Preschool
School-age

Objectives:

Children will create artwork to enhance their sense of belonging in the classroom.

CDA Competency Standard:
11.9.4b

Candidate helps children experience sympathy/empathy and respect for others.

B) Discusses diversity comfortably when interacting with children.

Materials:

String
Tape or glue
Photos of Family
Wire hangers
Book: The Family Book by Todd Parr

Procedure:

Read The Family Book by Todd Parr to the children in your care.
After reading the book, communicate with children about different families and what makes a family. Ask guiding questions such as “what makes a family?” or “how are families different?”
Ask families to send in photos of their immediate family members or ask older children to draw their families. Assist children in hanging photos from the wire hangers to be displayed in the classroom.
Keep the conversation about families going as you introduce new books about diverse families. Build on the previous line of questioning as new books are used in your program.

Assessment:

Observe and record children’s respectful interaction where diversity is concerned.

This is assignment 4 of 6.

Worksheet

Using Literature to Support Diverse Families * Page 13 (4/6)

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Lesson Plan: Hanging Family Mobiles

Student Information

Your Name

Your Email Address

Open-Ended Question

1. How might you keep the conversation about diverse families going well after this activity?

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A possible answer is:

Here is an example of a possible answer for the question on the previous page.

I will introduce books to support diverse families and reference the mobiles and different types of families we have in our classroom!

Submit the worksheet to proceed with the course.

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2. Pre-Assessment (1/6)
3. Never too Early to Read
4. Family Literature
5. Early Literacy and Families

6. Monday is One Day
7. Discussion: Sharing Books (2/6)
8. Valuing Diverse Families
9. Communicating with Families
10. Choosing Literature
11. Beyond Literature

12. My Family Tree (3/6)
13. Family Mobiles (4/6)
14. The Name Quilt (5/6)
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​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families

Lesson Plan: ​Family Mobiles (4/6)​​

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Lesson Plan: Hanging Family Mobiles

Worksheet

​Using Literature to Support Diverse Families * Page 13 (4/6)

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A possible answer is:

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Using Literature to Support Diverse Families

Lesson Plan: Family Mobiles (4/6)

Using Literature to Support Diverse Families * Page 13 (4/6)