Education Differentiated Instruction lesson Unit

· Character principle

Equality of Opportunity- “He makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45) & “The laborer is worthy of his hire.” (Luke 10:7)

· Grade level for your proposed class

Kindergarten

· Subjects

Math and Visual Art

· Primary SOL (Virginia Standard of Learning) for each subject

K.7The student will identify and use the following in works of art:

1.Color—red, blue, yellow, green, orange, violet, brown, black, white

2.Line—straight/curved, thick/thin, long/short, up/down/across

3.Shape— circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval

4.Texture—visual, tactile

5.Pattern—occurring naturally, made by people

K.11 The student will

a) identify, describe, and trace plane geometric figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle); and

b) compare the size (larger, smaller) and shape of plane geometric figures (circle, triangle, square, and rectangle).

Past Unit Plans

In previous courses, I have made many lesson plans and unit plans. I have made a 4th grade History Unit that included 10 different lesson plans. The unit plan is centered around North Carolina 4th grade textbook, chapter 7: The Mountain Region Long Ago. Each lesson focus is to take the everyday things in the three groups people: African American Slaves, Cherokee Indians, and Pioneers, and allow the students to see how every part of our lives make culture. In the unit plan there were different forms and types of assessments; exam, worksheets, hands-on activities, and projects.

In another course, I have made a Kindergarten unit based around a monster theme that include: three lesson plans for Visual Art, three lesson plans for Math, three lesson plans for Social Studies, and three lesson plans for English Language Arts. The purpose of the unit is to stimulate learning in the content areas and students will emerge from the unit as better writers and critical thinkers. The students will also have a better understanding of relationships and appropriate social behaviors after completing the unit. All the lessons include suggestions for making the lessons more or less challenging to meet students’ needs.