Lesson Created By: Rachel Sauer

Age/Grade: Kindergarten
Title: Families are Different
PLAN
Standards: Ohios New Learning Standards
2. Personal history can be shared through stories and pictures.
3. Heritage is reflected through the arts, customs, traditions, family celebrations and
language.
8. Individuals are unique but share common characteristics of multiple groups.
Student Learning Objectives:
The students will be able to share their personal history through stories and pictures by
creating a representation of their family through words and pictures and share their
representation with at least one other student during a pair and share.
The students will know that heritage is reflected through the arts, customs, traditions,
family celebrations and language by reading the book Families are Different by Nina
Pellegrini and using art to reflect their own heritage through a family portrait.
The students will show their knowledge that individuals are unique but share common
characteristics of multiple groups by comparing and contrasting their family portraits
with a partner during pair and share.
Key Vocabulary:
Adoption
Family
Academic Language:
Heritage
Family customs
Similarities
Differences
Materials
Families are Different by Nina Pellegrini
Journals
Crayons
Pencil

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ENGAGE
Detailed Procedure with Allocated Time
2:30

2:35

2:45
2:47

2:55

3:00

3:10

Opening:
Introduce the book Families are Different by Nina Pellegrini.
What can you tell me about the picture of the family?
What makes them different from each other?
What makes them alike?
Read Families are Different while pausing to ask questions.
The book says that Nico is adopted. Who can tell me what adopted means?
Explain that adopted is when a child is born and then is taken care of by another
family that loves them very much and makes them a part of their family.
Teacher gives an example of someone they know that is adopted.
Does anyone know someone who is adopted?
What makes them a family?
Talk about the different kinds of families in the book. Point out how we all have
different families. Some are like the ones in the book, and some are different from the
families in the book.
Teacher Modeling
Direct children to sit at their seats and take out their supply bags and journals.
Teacher models drawing a picture of their family
Guided Practice/Independent Practice
Instruct children to independently draw their family
Class Discussion
Direct children back to sit in a circle at carpet with their journals.
Teacher and another student share pictures of their families and talk about how
they are the same and different from one another.
Pair and Share: have students compare and contrast how their families are
alike and different.
Closure
Call on 3 children to share their picture and tell the group what makes their
family special.
Direct children to put away their supply bags and journals and pack up for the day.

ASSESS
Formal or Informal-Assessment(s) aligned to standard & objective:
Informal: I will observe the students conversations during pair and share and whether
they are able to convey their personal history to their peer through the representation of
their family.
Formal: I will take pictures of the students family portrait in order to assess their ability
to represent their familial culture using a rubric.
Informal: I will observe the students conversations during pair and share and their
ability to compare and contrast their families based on their familial characteristics.

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Student Sample #1

Student Sample #2

Student Sample #3

Whole group sharing time

Miss Sauer sharing with students

Partner Turn and Share

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