The Relatives Came: A Gifted Multidisciplinary Unit
Kindergarten Gifted Unit: “Everything is Related”
Discover the deep connections between people, objects, and ideas with this engaging Kindergarten gifted unit, Everything is Related. Using the beloved book "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant, students will explore how relationships shape our world.
Through hands-on activities, young learners will develop critical thinking skills by recognizing attributes, subitizing, and classifying objects into sets and subsets. They will examine how families, communities, and even languages connect in meaningful ways, while engaging in interactive math and literacy-based explorations.
Highlights of the unit include:
Math Connections: Sorting and organizing everyday items by attributes, practicing subitizing, and discovering how smaller groups form larger sets.
Literacy & Social Studies: Exploring relationships within families, neighborhoods, and cultures through storytelling, discussion, and creative play.
Hands-On Learning: Building sets with tangible materials, comparing and contrasting objects, and recognizing patterns in the world around them.
This unit fosters a love of learning by showing students that everything—from numbers to people to traditions—is connected in unique and beautiful ways. Perfect for gifted Kindergarten learners who thrive on making meaningful connections!
Kindergarten Gifted Unit: “Everything is Related”
Discover the deep connections between people, objects, and ideas with this engaging Kindergarten gifted unit, Everything is Related. Using the beloved book "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant, students will explore how relationships shape our world.
Through hands-on activities, young learners will develop critical thinking skills by recognizing attributes, subitizing, and classifying objects into sets and subsets. They will examine how families, communities, and even languages connect in meaningful ways, while engaging in interactive math and literacy-based explorations.
Highlights of the unit include:
Math Connections: Sorting and organizing everyday items by attributes, practicing subitizing, and discovering how smaller groups form larger sets.
Literacy & Social Studies: Exploring relationships within families, neighborhoods, and cultures through storytelling, discussion, and creative play.
Hands-On Learning: Building sets with tangible materials, comparing and contrasting objects, and recognizing patterns in the world around them.
This unit fosters a love of learning by showing students that everything—from numbers to people to traditions—is connected in unique and beautiful ways. Perfect for gifted Kindergarten learners who thrive on making meaningful connections!
Kindergarten Gifted Unit: “Everything is Related”
Discover the deep connections between people, objects, and ideas with this engaging Kindergarten gifted unit, Everything is Related. Using the beloved book "The Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant, students will explore how relationships shape our world.
Through hands-on activities, young learners will develop critical thinking skills by recognizing attributes, subitizing, and classifying objects into sets and subsets. They will examine how families, communities, and even languages connect in meaningful ways, while engaging in interactive math and literacy-based explorations.
Highlights of the unit include:
Math Connections: Sorting and organizing everyday items by attributes, practicing subitizing, and discovering how smaller groups form larger sets.
Literacy & Social Studies: Exploring relationships within families, neighborhoods, and cultures through storytelling, discussion, and creative play.
Hands-On Learning: Building sets with tangible materials, comparing and contrasting objects, and recognizing patterns in the world around them.
This unit fosters a love of learning by showing students that everything—from numbers to people to traditions—is connected in unique and beautiful ways. Perfect for gifted Kindergarten learners who thrive on making meaningful connections!
