Gifts

<p><i>Gifts</i>, a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3, gives students the opportunity to discover extrinsic and intrinsic gifts available to them in their everyday lives. The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery.<br><br>By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3, students will discover the gifts around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. Sentimental, personal, historical, symbolic, endangered, and fragile gifts are explored. Students also will learn the concept of supply and demand when assessing value or worth. The process and science of the preservation of national treasures also is investigated by students. From Egyptian pharaohs to poor farmers, students will find that everyone has gifts to offer.<br><br><i>Gifts</i>, along with the other books in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3 (<i>Discoveries</i>, <i>Faces</i>, <i>Cycles</i>, and <i>Symbols</i>), makes teaching advanced learners easier!<br><br>Grades 1-3<br><br>This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books:</p><ul> <li> <i>Tutankhamen's Gift</i> by Robert Sabuda;</li> <li> <i> Song and Dance Man</i> by Karen Ackerman;</li> <li> <i>Alejandro's Gift</i> by Richard E. Albert;</li> <li> <i>This is Our Earth</i> by Laura Lee Benson;</li> <li> <i>The Giving Tree</i> by Shel Silverstein;</li> <li> <i>The Velveteen Rabbit</i> by Margery Williams;</li> <li> <i>Aunt Claire's Yellow Beehive Hair</i> by Deborah Blumenthal;</li> <li> <i>The Pain and the Great One</i> by Judy Blume; and</li> <li> <i>The Great Trash Bash</i> by Loreen Leedy.</li> </ul> Planning Materials Unit Planner and Overview Enduring Understandings and Generalizations Guiding Questions Activities 1. Pre-Assessment 2. What is a Gift? 3. King Tut’s Gift 4. The Star-Spangled Banner 5. Flag Forensics 6. Protect Your Gifts! 7. Gifts from the Past 8. Collectibles 9. Supply and Demand 10. Alejandro’s Gift 11. Gifts from Nature 12. Making a Treasured Gift 13. Gifts of Animals 14. Valued Gifts 15. Gifts Galore 16. Family Album 17. Treasure Yourself 18. The Great Trash Bash 19. Post-Assessment Attachments 1. Writing Evaluation Rubric 2. Star-Spangled Banner Lyrics 3. Star-Spangled Problems 4. Environmental Damage 5. Flag Comparison 6. Evaluation Rubric 7. Presentation Rubric 8. My Personal Gifts and Talents 9. Our Action Plan 10. Gift Box Directions 11. Action Plan Rubric 12. My Collection 13. Parent Letter – Collectibles 14. Barter Game