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Integrated Literacy Assignment (ILA). Molly Horal 11/27/2012. Kindergarten Geography . K- G5.0.1 Describe ways people use the environment to meet human needs and wants ( e.g , food, shelter, clothing). .
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Integrated Literacy Assignment(ILA) Molly Horal 11/27/2012
Kindergarten Geography K- G5.0.1 Describe ways people use the environment to meet human needs and wants (e.g, food, shelter, clothing).
Explains the difference between needs and wants and discusses how donating old or unused items can enrich the lives of less fortunate community members. Books
Nothing by: Jon Agee The richest lady in town walks into Otis’s empty antique shop at closing time and buys “nothing for something”. Otis is amazed that this wealthy woman who has everything would pay $300 for nothing, the neighboring merchants quickly change their signs and their sales pitches – I have the finest in nothing! I sell nothing from China! – and the odd purchase sets off a buying craze. Nothing is ingenious in the way it parodies herd behavior in consumer shopping patterns at a level that young children will understand and enjoy.
Arthur’s TV Trouble by: Marc Brown Arthur learns the difference between things that he needs and the things that he wants. When he sees several advertisements on TV for the amazing doggy treat timer, he decides that it is truly something he wants. He decides to work to earn the treat timer for his dog Pal.
The Giving Tree by: Shel Silverstein As a young boy develops in adulthood, the giving tree provides him with the resources he needs to survive. For example she gives him her wood and bark to construct a home for shelter.
Natural Resources by: Louis Spilsbury Demonstrates how humans have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter, and how the Earth’s resources help us survive.
Pancakes! Pancakes! by: Eric Carle The barnyard rooster crows and Jack wakes up -- hungry, of course! What does he want for breakfast? A big pancake! But first, Jack's mother needs flour from the mill, an egg from the black hen, milk from the spotted cow, butter churned from fresh cream, and firewood for the stove. Will Jack ever get his pancake? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ss_4XQKgCg
Video Clips • An introduction to natural resources and what makes them different than man-made differences. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue9jPH31lVo • Students share what they need as well as what they want http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWjkEZdPglI
Songs • “It’s the Good Earth”- song about appreciating Earth’s natural resources http://www.songsforteaching.com/jackhartmann/goodearth.htm • “ We’ve Got the Whole World in our Hands”- Sing this song, and follow up with a discussion on how we use the land. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQUOIyE7q0&feature=fvwrel
Works Cited • http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=71001 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQtIx1V9QQc&feature=fvwrel • http://www.songsforteaching.com/jackhartmann/goodearth.htm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIQUOIyE7q0&feature=fvwrel • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/geography_first_1st_grade_social_studies.htm