Friendship and Working Together

Social Studies/Health

Unit Plan
February
Melissa Pratt

Date and Unit Duration: February 3- February 27, 5 lessons, 4.5

hours
Overview: This unit integrates health and social studies outcomes
focused around working together. It is a one-month unit that will
heavily rely on different pieces of literature and picture books. The
students will have the opportunity to help out others in their school
community

General Learner Outcomes

HEALTH:

Relationship Choices

Students will develop effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate

responsibility, respect and caring in order to establish and maintain healthy
interactions.

Life Learning Choices

Students will use resources effectively to manage and explore life roles and
career opportunities and challenges.

SOCIAL:

1.1 My World: Home, School, and Community

Students will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of how identity

and self-esteem are enhanced by their sense of belonging in their world and
how active members in a community contribute to the well-being, growth and
vitality of their groups and communities.

Students will

R1.5 identify the characteristics of being a good friend; e.g., consideration of

feelings, kindness, listening

R 1.9 recognize and accept individual differences within groups; e.g., one s
own family
 L1.5 recognize interests, strengths and skills of self

1. 1.1.1 value self and others as unique individuals in relation to

their world:

-appreciate how belonging to groups and communities enriches

an individuals identity (I)

-appreciate multiple points of view, languages, cultures and

experiences within their groups and communities (C, CC)

-demonstrate respect for their individual rights and the rights of

others (C, I)

-recognize and respect how the needs of others may be different

from their own (C)

2. 1.1.2 value the groups and communities to which they belong:

-demonstrate a willingness to share and cooperate with others

(C, PADM)

-appreciate how their actions might affect other people and how
the actions of others might affect them (C)

-demonstrate a willingness to resolve issues and/or problems

peacefully (C, PADM)

-assume responsibility for their individual choices and actions

(CC, I)

Lesson Overview

Lesson 1 February 2 1 hour

Outcomes Learning Activity Assessment
-Read One by Kathryn -Teacher observation
-appreciate how their Otoshi during discussion
actions might affect -Skits of problem after reading the book
other people and how solving -Teacher observation
the actions of others -Random acts of during problem
might affect them (C)
kindness calendar solving scenarios
-
-demonstrate a
willingness to resolve
issues and/or problems
peacefully (C, PADM)

-assume responsibility
for their individual
choices and actions (CC,
I)

Lesson 2 February 3 30 minutes

Learning Activity Assessment
Outcomes
-Read The Invisible -Teacher observation
Boy by Patrice Barton during discussion
after reading the book
Read the Invisible boy

-R1.5 identify the

characteristics of being
a good friend; e.g.,
consideration of
feelings, kindness,
listening

-recognize and respect

how the needs of others
may be different from
their own (C)

Lesson 3 February 9 1 hour

Outcomes Learning Activity Assessment
-Self Portrait -Formative
L1.5 recognize assessment of self
interests, strengths and portrait
skills of self

Lesson 4 February 13 1 hour

Learning Activity Assessment
Outcomes -Valentines for book -Formative
buddies assessment of
-appreciate how valentines
belonging to groups and -Teacher observation
 of discussion of
communities enriches belonging to book
an individuals identity buddy groups
(I)

Lesson 5 February 27 1 hour

Outcomes Learning Activity Assessment
-Puzzle Pieces Grade -Formative
-appreciate how One Puzzle assessment of puzzle
belonging to groups and pieces and how the
communities enriches puzzle piece fits with
an individuals identity the rest of the classes
(I)
-Teacher observation
of discussion
-appreciate multiple
points of view,
languages, cultures and
experiences within their
groups and communities
(C, CC)

Assessment Overview

In social, students get assigned grades 4, 3, 2, 1.

4 at grade level, understands concepts covered and can complete

assignments independently.
3 progressing to grade level, still needs a little support
2 below grade level, needs considerable support on most
assignments
1 not enough information to assess or assign a grade

Outcome Assessme Summati Formati

nt Tool ve ve
Random X
-appreciate how their actions might Acts of
affect other people and how the Kindness
actions of others might affect them Journal
(C)

-assume responsibility for their

individual choices and actions (CC, I)

R1.5 identify the characteristics of

being a good friend; e.g.,
consideration of feelings, kindness,
listening

-demonstrate a
willingness to share and cooperate
with others (C, PADM)

Self X
L1.5 recognize interests, strengths Portrait
and skills of self

Valentines X
-appreciate how belonging to groups for book
and communities enriches an buddies
individuals identity (I)

Puzzle X
-appreciate how belonging to groups pieces
and communities enriches an
individuals identity (I)

-appreciate multiple points of view,

languages, cultures and experiences
within their groups and communities
(C, CC)

Anecdotal X
-appreciate how their actions might Notes
affect other people and how the
actions of others might affect them
(C)

-demonstrate a willingness to resolve

issues and/or problems peacefully
(C, PADM)

-assume responsibility for their

individual choices and actions (CC, I)

-R1.5 identify the characteristics of

being a good friend; e.g.,
consideration of feelings, kindness,
listening

-recognize and respect how the

needs of others may be different
from their own (C)