Unit Plan: Self Identity Inquiry
For a final culminating project for Kindergarten Specialist CONT 923 through Queen's University , we were asked to created a unit plan that supported global awareness, current trends and was to have a theme where we "consider the students that you may have in a classroom in British Columbia and the kindergarten program approach that reflects your teaching philosophy." Our classrooms are made up of diverse populations with children coming to school with various ethnic, cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds. It is my goal to honour my students with thoughtful and purposeful lessons that respect who they are and what they are interested in. What I noticed in kindergarten is that students LOVE to share about themselves. This unit is meant as a guide to support the overarching theme of "self" in the kindergarten curriculum. The driving Big Idea from the BC Curriculum in English Language Arts : "Everyone has a unique story to share."
