Blog #6 -
Interviewing a Grandparent or a Great Grandparent or someone they know
who was born prior to 1940.
In May, we celebrate our Grandparents by inviting them to
school for the day. Prior to this day,
I have the children interview a grandparent or someone they know who was born
and grew up at least 70 years prior to them. We need
parent involvement to help with this family project. I do a monthly family project in my
classroom. It usually does not take a
lot of time but many connections and memories are made while doing the projects. Here are a few questions that are for the interview: Where were you born? Did you have any
brothers and or sisters? What was your
house like growing up? What foods did
you eat growing up ? Did you go out to
eat ? If so, where and how often? What was your favorite subject in school? What did you like about school? How did you get to school? Did your family
have a car? What was your favorite toy? What did you do for fun? What books did you like to read ? Did you have chores growing up? If so, what
were the chores? What did you do after
school? Where did you work? (context)
After the children
and parent interview a grandparent the next step is to have them use that
information to do a Venn-Diagram. (DOK-1)
What are the similarities and difference?
What do they have in common? (DOK-2) The most important lesson here that
I want the children to realize is that no matter how many years pass, how much
buildings, clothing, technology and transportation change people still have the
same basic needs and feelings no matter what time period they live in. I think this is a very important lesson for
the children to learn. (DOK-3) We will
laminate their poster size venn-diagrams after the children add any photographs
to the outside picture frame border of their grandparent growing up and present
pictures with them. They will create, design, and analyze the Venn Diagrams by
explaining things they have in common with his or her grandparent to the class
on Grandparent day. (creative activity)
Standards: 25.1, 25.3, 15.1, 15.4, 4.8, 1.6, 20.1, 20.2,
20.3
I love this idea and lesson Crystale. Our basic needs will always be there. If our basic needs are not met life will be a struggle. It is so important for kids to understand what their basic needs are in life. Kids are so bombarded with adult problems they don't realize why they are struggling sometimes. Teachers are there to hopefully help them along the best we can!
ReplyDeleteI like this lesson as well. I'm glad you included "or someone born before 1940" since kids may not have a great/grandparent living near them, though this could be a fun Skype/Facetime activity too.
ReplyDeleteStudents get so much out of interviewing grandparents and older people. Sometimes older folks aren't naturally prone to share these stories so it's a good for them as well as the children. Nice higher level progression of DOKs. Great technology piece suggested by Rhonda.
ReplyDeleteYou will need to go back through your blogs and connect pieces in each lesson to Danielson's Framework (handout from May 16th training)