Smith and Bunnell: Kindergarten Unit

Lindsey Sievert
Theme: Family – Kindergarten
Title: Winona Family
Materials:
- Pictures/family Tree of Bunnell Family
o Picture of John, Louise, Frances, Minnie, and Irene
- Documentation of Family Group Record
- Poster Board
- Markers

Goals: Students will recognize differences and similarities between families.

Objectives: Students will journal either one difference or one similarity between the Smith Family and the Bunnell Family.

Procedure:
- Introduction (5 minutes)

Sing “We are Family” song by Jack Hartmann. It is a call/response song.

We’re big – We're big

We're small – We're small

We’re young – We're young

And we're old – We're old

We’re all different people living together with love.
We laugh – We laugh

We play – We play

We learn – We learn

Everyday – Everyday

We’re all different people living together with love. Together with love.
And we – We

Are –Are

a – a

Family – Family

Living – Living

Together – Together

Together – Together
Chorus:We are a family – family

Wherever We may go

We are a family – family

I can feel our love – grow

I can feel love grow
We hug – We hug

We care – We care

We help – We help

and we share – We share

We’re all different people living together with love. Together with love
We sing – We sing

We hope – We hope

We dream – We dream

and we grow – We grow

We’re all different people living together with love. Together with love.

And we – We

are – are

a – a

Family – Family

Living – living
Working – Working

Together – Together

Together – Together
Chorus:We are a family – Family

Wherever we may go

We are a family – Family

I can feel our love – Grow

I can feel love Grow

Go here to hear a sound clip of the song. http://www.songsforteaching.com/jackhartmann/weareafamily.htm
- Developmental Experience-
Review the family information from the Smith family poster. (10 minutes)
1st family in Winona
Settled Winona
Wife, Mary Ann Langworthy
Two sons, one daughter
Successful in steamboat business
Traveled from New York, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota.

Using one half of the poster board, write the thoughts above on the poster board.
Discuss the Bunnell Family (10)
Pictures of the children (8 children)
Pictures of home
Occupation
Original homestead (Homer, NY)
Early settlers in Winona

Dismiss children to grab their journals and go to their seats (3 minutes) Children will journal either one difference or one similarity between the Bunnell and Smith Families. Walk around and encourage children in their drawings and writing. (15 minutes)

- Culminating Experience:
As children finish up with their journals walk around and to each table and ask what they found that was the same or different between the two families ex. Number of children, brothers, sisters, address, occupations…) (5 minutes)

Assessment:
- Students will be assessed informally based on their answers to the review of the Smith Family and the information in their journals.