Theme: Family

A large section of this theme is devoted to The Relatives Came

Grade Levels: JK-SK-Grade 1

Sub-Theme: Relatives

 Book Selection

o The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

 Learning Activities

o Comprehension

o Visual Literacy

o Book Discussion

o Story Retelling

Sub-theme: Family Memories

Book Selection

Learning Activities

o Comprehension Strategy by Making Connections

o Visual Literacy

o Story Retelling

Sub-Theme: Interdependence

Book Selection

Working Cotton by Shirley Anne William

A chair for my mother

The Wednesday Surprise (grand-mother learned to read)

The Big Enormous Turnip (any version)

Learning Activities:

Story retelling

Family history

Pantomime

Family Tree

Children retell The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.

Pantomime The Big Enormous Turnip

Sub-Theme: Families Come in All Colors, Shapes and Sizes.

Book Selection

Families Are Special by Norma Simon

Families Are Forever by Craig Shemin and Deb Capone

Families Are Different, Nina Pellegrini

What a Family, Rachel Isadora

Tree of Cranes by Allen Say

Books by Patricia Polaccco

Learning Activities

Family collage

Author study on Allen Say

Author study on Patricia Polacco

Sub-Theme: Family structures

Book Selection

The Family Book by Todd Parr

A House is a House for Me by Anne Hoberman

Learning Activities

 Big book

 Photos of family house

 Research who live in my house: generations, space allocations, family room,

 Art prints of families

Instructional Materials: a web for The Relatives Came

Connections to other themes: Bats (Based on Stellaluna and Owls based on Owl Babies)

Length of text: 9 pages

File format: PDF

Price: $7.00