Theme: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

Grade Levels: JK-SK-Grade I

Book Selection

 Sunflower House by Eve Bunting [Great story for visualization]

 Katie and the sunflowers by James Mahew

 The reason for a flower by Ruth Heller [the best non-fiction book for accuracy of

information and presentation].

 Vincent Van Gogh, Sunflowers and Swirly Stars by Brad Bucks and Joan Holub.

 The tiny seed by Eric Carle [Conveys the concept of seeds dispersion in the context of a

somewhat anthropomorphic tone. It works well with Ruth Heller‟s book].

 Vincent’s Colors, by Vincent Van Gogh, [excerpts from Van Gogh letters; some are age

appropriate. Poems too].

Learning Activities

 Activity One – Introduce the unit – Scientific Impressions

 Activity Two – Observation/Dialogue

 Activity Three – Writing workshop

 Activity Four – Observation of Sunflowers

 Activity Five – Read-aloud “Sunflower House”

 Activity Six – Interactive Writing

 Activity Seven – Identify Plant Parts Activity Eight – Reader„s Notebook

 Activity Nine – Shared Reading “The Reason for a Flower”

 Activity Ten: Drawing Science Concepts

 Activity Eleven- Shared Reading – Van Gogh

 Activity Twelve – Writing Workshop

 Activity Thirteen – Read-aloud “Katie and the Sunflowers”

 Activity Fourteen – A classroom museum

Length of Text: 12 pages

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