2010+Kindness

=Second Grade Unit 2: Kindness=

ELA Standards
> 3.1 Compare and contrast plots, settings, and characters presented by different authors. > 3.2 Generate alternative endings to plots and identify the reason or reasons for, and the impact of, the alternatives. > 3.3 Compare and contrast different versions of the same stories that reflect different cultures.
 * **Literary Response and Analysis**

Critical questions to ask while teaching:

 * 1) What does kindness look like, and sound like?
 * 2) What can rudeness look and sound like?

What they will understand at the end of the unit:

 * 1) How to greet new acquaintances
 * 2) How to share a conversation with others
 * 3) Sharing what we've learned about our buddy class

Vocabulary

 * 1) Word One: Definition

Skills
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 * 1) Skill 1

Materials to be used
BrainPopJr Friends Everyday Etiquette Chato's Kitchen Happy Birthday Moon Danny and the Dinosaur Peep Videos? || rss url="http://www.diigo.com/rss/user/Mizmercer/2unit2" link="true" number="20" ||  ||
 * ===Videos=== || ===Links=== || ===Other Materials=== ||
 * BrainPopJr Bullying

Formative

 * Responses on VoiceThread and during video conferencing with class in NC School

Summative

 * Hmmm

Learning Activities
ShortWeek || What is being a good host? Minimum Days || What is being a good friend? after Thanks- giving || When is it hard to be kind?
 * Week 1 || Who are our buddies at Northfield Community School?
 * Look at the VoiceThread
 * Come up with some questions to ask them ||
 * Week 2 || How do you make friends?
 * Watch a video on etiquette
 * How will we introduce ourselves to our buddies?
 * What will we talk about with our buddies? ||
 * Week 3
 * Watch video on Chato's Kitchen
 * What can we share with our buddies? ||
 * Week 4
 * Watch BrainPop Jr on Friends ||
 * Week 5
 * Watch BrainPop Jr on Bullies ||
 * Week 6 ||  ||