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1Running Head: KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY HELPER UNIT

Appendix

Items included in our PBL unit that we created or compiled:

1. Introduction of Unit and Family Project Parent Letter

2. Family Project Document

3. Research Practice Sheets

4. Rubric for Big Book Project

5. List and Link of Printable Props for Video project

6. Prompt List for Video Project

7. Unit Timeline

8. Sample Sorting Activities

9. Sample Word Wall Words

10. Community Helper Contact List

KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY HELPER UNIT 2

Dear Parents,In the coming weeks, we will be starting a project-

based community helpers unit. We will be learning about what different community helpers do to help people. To kick off this unit, we want your students to learn about what someone in your family does for a living and how their job helps people! Enclosed is a little survey for someone in your family to read with your child and to answer the questions together! Please write the answers or help your child write them, and have your child draw a picture of what their chosen family member does for a living and how it helps people. We will be hanging these projects up in our room so students can talk about them throughout our unit!

Thank you!

Dear Parents,In the coming weeks, we will be starting a project-

based community helpers unit. We will be learning about what different community helpers do to help people. To kick off this unit, we want your students to learn about what someone in your family does for a living and how their job helps people! Enclosed is a little survey for someone in your family to read with your child and to answer the questions together! Please write the answers or help your child write them, and have your child draw a picture of what their chosen family member does for a living and how it helps people. We will be hanging these projects up in our room so students can talk about them throughout our unit!


Thank you!

COMMUNITY HELPERSFAMILY PROJECT

Child’s Name_______________________________Family Member Name________________________

What is your job?____________________________

What is the coolest thing about your job? __________________________________________

How does your job help people?____________________________________________________________________________________________

Draw a picture of your family member doing their job




Big Book Rubric

Printable Hat Props

http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/teacherresources/thematicunits/communityhelpers.aspx

Police Officer Firefighter Mail Carrier Chef Nurse Construction Worker Farmer

Video Prompts—You can ask your partner these questions!!!

Writes one complete sentence with assistance from teacher. Draws picture to match sentence (i.e., same community helper as in sentence).

Does not write one complete sentence.Picture does not match sentence (i.e., different community helper from sentence).


1.What do you want to be when you grow up?2.Why do you want to be that?3.How will your job help people?4.What is the coolest thing about the job you

want?

Day One*Police OfficerRead-Aloud: Officer Buckle and Gloria (Peggy Rathmann)Visit from the police officerSend home family letter and family project

Day Two*DentistRead-Aloud: Curious George Visits the Dentist (Monica Perez)

Day Three*DoctorRead-Aloud: Froggy Goes to the Doctor (Jonathan London)Community Helper Emergent Reader (short)

Day Four*BarberRead-Aloud: Haircuts at Sleepy Sam’s (Michael Strickland)Introduce Big Book project and assign community helpers

Day Five*ChefRead-Aloud: Tiny Pie (Mark Bailey) or School Lunch (True Kelley)Return family projectBig Book research

Day Six*VeterinarianRead-Aloud: Sally Goes to the Vet (Stephen Huneck)Family Project Class DiscussionBig Book Research

Day Seven*FirefighterRead-Aloud: My Mom Is a Firefighter (Lois G. Grambling)Big Book Research and Start Writing Big Book Page

Day Eight*ElectricianRead-Aloud: Electricians (Cecilia Minden)Big Book ResearchBig Book Writing/Peer Feedback/Revising

Day Nine*FarmerRead-Aloud: Farmer Dale’s Red Pick-up Truck (Lisa Wheeler) orYours Truly, Louisa (Simon Puttock)Big Book Writing/Peer Feedback/Revising

Day Ten*FloristRead-Aloud: Zinnia’s Flower Garden (Monica Wellington)Final Big Book PageIntroduce Video Project and Discuss Props


Day Eleven*Mail CarrierRead-Aloud: Millie Waits for the Mail (Alexander Steffensmeier)Make Props for Video Project

Day Twelve*Construction WorkerRead-Aloud: Hard Hat Area (Susan Roth)Film Video Project

Day Thirteen*LibrarianRead-Aloud: Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm (Herman Parish) orThe Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians (Carla Morris)Film Video Project

Day Fourteen*TeacherRead-Aloud: Miss Nelson Is Missing (Harry Allard)Edit Video Project (teachers)Community Helper Emergent Reader (long)

Day Fifteen*Trash CollectorRead-Aloud: I Stink! (Kate & Jim McMullan)Edit and Finalize Video Project (teachers)

*Sorting activities available during centers

*Introduce word wall vocabulary daily

*Insert visits as scheduled

Potential Community Helper Visitors

veterinarian


PoliceMetro Nashville Police Department, West Precinct5500 Charlotte PikeNashville, TN 37209615-862-7742

FloristThe Blooming Boutique, Nashville4507 Charlotte AveNashville, TN 37209615-490-3726

The Tulip Tree95 White Bridge Rd, Ste 102Nashville, TN 37205615-352-1466

VeterinarianBanfield Pet Hospital6622 Charlotte Pike #108Nashville, TN 37209615-353-3800

Murphy Road Animal Hospital4408 Murphy Rd.Nashville, TN 37209615-383-4241

Harris Veterinary Clinic6410 Charlotte Pike Ste. 109Nashville, TN 37209615-356-7939

LibrarianNashville Public Library, Richland Park Branch4711 Charlotte AveNashville, TN 37209615-862-5870

Nashville Public Library, Main Branch615 Church St.Nashville, TN 37219615-862-5800

FarmerNashville Farmer’s Market


900 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.Nashville, TN 37208615-880-2001

CitySylvan Park Community Center101 46th Ave NorthNashville, TN 37209615-862-8457

Department of Public Works750 South 5th St.Nashville, TN 37206615-862-8750

StateBicentennial State Park—Brendell Addison, Park Ranger600 James Robertson PkwyNashville, TN 37243615-532-0001

Booker T. Washington State Park—Lynn Wright, Park Ranger/Law Enforcement OfficerChattanooga, TN 37416423-894-4955

Documents

Web viewRubric for Big Book Project. List and Link of Printable Props for Video project. ... Sample Word Wall Words. Community Helper Contact List. Dear Parents,