Changes Over Time

LESSON ONE: INTRODUCTION TO CHANGES PEOPLE EXPERIENCE OVER TIME

OBJECTIVES: Sci. K. 4.3.1, LA WO K. 8, LA WO K. 5, 6, 7

MATERIALS: Baby picture of teacher, paper for Shared Writing (Optional: pictures of teacher at other stages of life)

Engage:

Teacher will display a picture of him or herself  as a baby through the use of power point. 

 Ask students who they think is in the picture. Guide students in a discussion of how you have changed since you were a baby. Jot down some of their observations on a Shared Writing power point slide chart  titled “How (your name) has changed)”  Ask students some ways that they have changed or will change. Encourage students to generate questions they may have and record on the chart. Tell students that they will be learning more about how people and other things change in the coming days. Tell them that you will be asking each of them to bring a baby picture of themselves along with some information about how big they were when they were born.

*If you wish you may show pictures of yourself at other stages of your life – this may provide an opportunity to initiate discussions about things that have changed in your life – clothing, toys, furniture, etc. that may be in the other pictures of you.

LESSON TWO: HOW DO PEOPLE CHANGE OVER TIME?

DURATION: This is a multi-day lesson. The number of days you spend on it should be based on class schedule and student needs.

OBJECTIVES: Sci.K. 4.3.1, LA R. K. 3, LA R.K. 4.3, LA WS K. 5, LA WO K. 6, 7, 8

MATERIALS: Power Point Slide of pictures of stages of life, power point slide to use for Shared Writing chart

Suggested Books: Book Flix:  Spider Grows Up, Kangaroo Joey Grows Up - http://bkflix.grolier.com/pb/node-32751, ,  Emily’s Day by Rosemary Wells, I Am Growing (Aliki), How Kids Grow (Jean Marzollo), A First Book About Growing (Tuxworth, Nicola), Birthday Present (Cynthia Rylant), any of the Little Bill books which show 3 generations of a family, Guess Who!

Technology Integration:  Baby Duck (Amy Hest) Discovery Streaming Video: Digger and Splat: Growing Up.

Explore: 

1. Read and discuss a book or watch a video which illustrates people and things growing and changing.

2.  After reading a book about growing and changing,  Students will see a display, in random order, the power point slide with pictures of people at different stages of life. Tell children that they are going to put the pictures in order and help you write some information describing each picture using the Smart Board. Ask a student to choose the picture which should come first and move it to first stage and wither teacher or students can label it with the name of the life stage (ex. baby, preschooler, school-age, teenager, etc.) Have students describe physical characteristics of this stage of life, along with things that you can do at the stage of life. Write down student observations under the picture. (Refer to the sample text from a class who completed this activity. Teachers should aim to complete this process for 1-2 pictures per day.) During your discussions guide children to understand that most of the changes people experience as they age are natural changes.  

LESSON 3:   MAKING A STUDENT TIME LINE

OBJECTIVES: Sci.K. 4.3.1,  Sci. K. 4.3.2, LA R.K. 4, LA WS K. 5, LA WO K. 6, 7, 8

MATERIALS:  Parent Time Line note (send home at least 1 week before you plan to do the activity) Student Time Line templates

sample timeline of teacher’s life (or you might use pictures of your own life) Voice Thread

 bathroom scale, growth line or yardsticks, tape measures to measure student height (you can also arrange to do this in the nurse’s office)

 recording sheets to note height and weight for each student

kindergarten picture of each student (use one of the ones that are distributed to you after school photos are taken)

baby pictures of students along with student birth weights and lengths  (A thought would be to have parents provide this information via voice thread-however not all families have access to a computer)

NOTE: You may spread this lesson over more than 1 day. You may wish to recruit some Parent Volunteers to help with the lesson.

PROCEDURES:                                                     

1.       Tell students that they are going to use the pictures that they brought from home to make a time-line of their life. Share either a teacher created  timeline of the Famous Americans that you have covered, or share this voice thread (copy and paste into your browser: 

 refer to it as an example of a timeline (voice thread). Display the sample timeline that you created and ask students to describe how you arranged the pictures. Read the text that you filled in on your timeline (voice thread slide). Ask students to describe ways they have changed since they were a baby. Ask what tools we used to find out how our heights and weights have changed (scales, measuring tapes, yardsticks).

2. Students will each have their own slide timeline templates  , along with the pictures and birth info each student brought. Have students sequence the pictures they brought from home on the sections of the timeline. Students will have their picture with them, as they are entering their information into their own time line.  In a later lesson students will use PIXIE and illustrate their timelines.

3. Display an example slide of the timeline template and read the text with students. Have students fill in their weight and length for their baby picture. Have them fill in the blanks to describe what they could and could not do when a baby. Guide them through this process as they are entering their information.

4.  After students have completed the written section of the time line, ask students to draw pictures of what they looked like as a baby (past), currently look like (present), and what they predict they will look like as an adult (future) using PIXIE.  Teachers will copy and paste pictures into their timelines.

6. Have students share their timelines with a partner and discuss changes that they have observed.

7. Conclude the lesson by asking students if they think they have changed since they started kindergarten. Ask them to describe some ways they have changed (height, weight, abilities).