1. Keyah Spann & Andrea James Grade: Kindergarten
The Three Little Pigs
Keyah Spann & Andrea James
Grade: Kindergarten

2. Brain Target 1: Emotional Connection
In order to make learning more meaningful and relevant for students, we will discuss:
Why we need houses
What houses are made of
Select building materials for making a house (student’s choice)

3. Building Materials

4. Samples of students work

5. Brain Target 2: Physical Environment
Throughout the unit, we will engage student’s attention by:
Posting their work
Creating centers
blocks and shapes to make houses

6. Brain Target 3: Concept Map Our learning goals are: Story mapping
Retelling
Making choices
Writing an opinion

7. Brain Target 3: (Continued)
Introductory “Big Picture” Activity / Assessment of Prior Knowledge:
Explain Concept Map (using poster size)
Explore various building materials

8. (various materials displayed-students choose)
3 Little Pigs
Predictions
(various materials displayed-students choose)
Original Version
3 Little Javelinas
3 Little Wolves & Big Bad Pig
Story Elements
story map
Retelling
Making Choices
story related
Writing
opinion
Culminating Activity
Build house using best material
Act Out

9. Teaching Declarative/Procedural Knowledge
Brain Target 4:
Teaching Declarative/Procedural Knowledge
During and after reading each story, we will
Use graphic organizers
Use sentence starters
Use T-chart for choices / consequences

11. Brain Target 5: Application of Knowledge
Make new choices on building materials
Making everyday choices
Oral retelling of these and other stories
Being able to express an opinion
After reading each story and discussing the choices made by the characters, we will:
Brain Target 5: Application of Knowledge

12. Brain Target 6: Evaluating Learning
Each child will be evaluated by/with:
Rubrics (immediate feedback)
Teacher observation checklist

13. Rubrics