1. Megan Duffy Sarah Luginbuhl Sara Dean Nicole Dickison
Writing
Interview your parent(s) about their jobs.
Literature
Read The Family Book by Todd Park
Writing
Write a sentence or two about your family.
Math
Bar graph how many siblings the class has.
Art
Draw yourself at your future/ dream job.
Science
Discuss what kind of class pet we want & vote.
Science
Create habitat for future class pet.
Art
Draw your family portrait under the sentence from writing.
Social Studies
Compare grandparents jobs (from interview) to what they want to be when they grow up.
Literature
Career Day by Anne Rockwell
Math
Bar graph how many siblings the class has on smart board.
Jobs
Social Studies
Discuss and create questions (one being about jobs) to ask a grandparent, and then interview grandparent for homework.
Family Structure
Other Events
Discuss your family within small groups.
Math
On Smart board Compare the two graphs previously made.
Art
Combine family portraits and family description to create a class book.
Other Events
Have 3-5 parents come in to talk about their jobs
Math
Tally how many/ what kind of pets each individual has on smart board.
Family Structure
Social Studies
Venn diagram of pets needs and human needs on overhead projector.
Writing
Write a journal entry from the perspective of a day in the life of your parent.
Art
Sculpt your family pet out of clay.
Family
Roles
Literature
Read the Family Book created by the class
Other Events
Have 3-5 parents come in to talk about their jobs
Writing
Write a poem about your pet, if you don’t have a pet then write a poem about what pet you would like to have.
Pets
Other Events
Take a field trip to Sturbridge Village. Visit virtual field trip
Social Studies
Bring in a food item for the class to share from your culture/
background
Art
Draw what you’re going to do with the class pet when you take it home for the weekend.
Extended Family
Literature
Read a poem “Wishes” from Who Swallowed Harold by Susan Pearson.
Other Events
Create a list of what the class pet will need when you take it home.
Science
Assign class pet to an individual for the weekend.
Math
Bar graph how many/what kind of pets the class has on smart board.
Megan Duffy
Sarah Luginbuhl
Sara Dean
Nicole Dickison
Writing
Bring the family tree worksheet home and have your parents’ help you fill it out.
Literature
All Families are Special by Nora Simon
Science
Discuss dietary and care needs for pet.
Social Studies
Create a family timeline about birth order and significant events.
Science
Introduce class pet. Pick a name.