RCCP+-+Lesson+1+Making+Connections

RCCP- Lesson 1 “Making Connections”
 * Submitted/Created By:** Kelley Carpenter, Kindergarten

**Lesson:** RCCP- Lesson 1 “Making Connections” 3B //Student demonstrates consideration for others and a desire to// //positively contribute to the community.// Each child that gets the bear holds it quietly in their lap and says their name in a nice loud voice. Then they raise the bear over head and group repeats the name. After everyone says their name, the bear gets passed to the next person in the oval. --Begin this day using letters introduced in Houghton Mifflin…using **cards** (see below) I ask parents to fill out during Kinder Profile week, I use those children in the class that begin with the letters being reviewed. For example, when we review A, B, C, and D…I would introduce those friends in the class that began with those letters. Using a “once upon a time…”, I tell about the child using the information parents provided. Ex**: Once upon a time there was a girl named AMANDA. She was named after her grandmother. Her grandmother’s mother, Amanda’s great-grandmother, often went out to the fields to pick flowers with her friends. Her best friend’s name was AMANDA. This is how our friend got her name!** Closing—have group stand up and all join hands. Explain that grown-ups sometimes shake hands after meeting. Tell class they will do a group handshake. Count 3 times, moving linked hands up and down together.
 * Resource:** Connected & Respected K-2, pp.1-3
 * Standard(s):** 1A //Student demonstrates awareness of his/her emotions.//
 * Materials:** talking object, cards with students’ names and name origin
 * Time:** 20 minutes
 * Goals:** Creating a class family while introducing students to one another.
 * Indicators:** Children learning each other’s names
 * Describe Lesson Steps:**
 * Intro—tell children they will be learning more about each other, how to solve problems, and how to deal with feelings during these meeting times. Discuss beginning, middle, and end of general lesson…then tell them today’s focus will be a “Name Game”.
 * Name Game—sitting in an oval, pass around a talking object (I use a Sharing Bear) that each child can hold while talking. Emphasize that only the person holding the bear may talk, and everyone else practices good listening while their friend has the bear.
 * Assessment(s):** Ping-pong around group having those that feel confident name a friend’s name and identify who that is. Since this is the beginning, this will be one step in creating the class community and having them learn to contribute to their community.