Dress Up Time!!

OCTOBER – DECEMBER 2012  Kdg 1 Hummingbirds

Transdisciplinary theme – Where we are in place and time.  DRESS UP TIME! 

Central Idea:   ‘Clothes can reflect who we are, where we live and what we do.’

An inquiry into:         * How the clothes we wear can reflect our culture

* How weather affects what we wear

* How work and play affects what we wear

Key concepts:  function and causation

Attitudes:  curiosity, appreciation and tolerance

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 5 weeks

 October 29 to Nov 16  -1.What clothes do people from different cultures wear? (3weeks)

Tuning in:  Why do we wear clothes?

Why do some people wear different clothes?      
 -    Children are asked to bring clothes from different cultures to contribute to our dress-up corner. (Shoes, hats, bags, dress, Thai sarong, Thai shirt, Lanna clothes).

Children bring photos of their family or friends in traditional dress or winter or summer clothes.

Looking at the dress/clothing of other peoples and cultures.

Dressing ourselves in different cultures clothing on a paper body.

What kinds of clothes do (I) wear?   Describe your clothes

Do you choose your own clothes each day?

How do different types of clothes make you feel? …….

The right size, comfortable, beautiful, cool, smart.

Naming clothes – new vocabulary –  

Decorate our own T/shirt to wear at Christmas concert 21/12/12

Dress Up for Halloween,  Loy Krathong  and Christmas

November 19 to Nov 23         

 2. How do we dress for where we live?  (1 week)

Looking at the clothes that people wear for different weather conditions and why?  
 Looking at the clothes / uniforms that people wear for where they live

Looking at different fabrics     

Recognizing different fabrics and when and why we wear them.                      
What fabrics do we need for where we live?

Hot/cold - trying on clothes of hot and cold fabrics.

Rough/soft – trying on clothes of rough and soft fabrics.

Loy Krathong celebrations

 November 26 to Nov 30

 3. How do people dress for what they do?  

 (1 week)

Looking at the clothes / uniforms that people wear for different jobs and professions and why? 

Visit from Doctor, Nurse, Policeman, Sportsman, Pilot.

-    Looking at different fabrics.

What fabrics do we need for different jobs?

Looking at clothes that people wear for different sports or activities and why?  

 Closure

Assessment:  Matching clothes to weather rubric.

Assessment:  Photo of children dressed in clothes from a different culture.  Children will describe what culture they are dressed in and where they might be going.

- December 21  END OF TERM

- Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012

- See you again on Monday 14^th January 2013

        

Unit specific vocabulary

1. clothes

2. cloth/ spots, stripes, patterns.

3.  noun:  dress/skirt    verb:  dress

4.  shirt/blouse/Tshirt
5.  shorts

6.  underwear

7.  socks/shoes/thongs/flipflops

8.  leggings

9   gloves/scarf/hat/boots

10.bathing suit

11.dress-up costume/fancy dress

12.raincoat

13.cotton

14.polyester

15.silk/leather/wool/lace

16.  helmet

17  uniform

18.  job/work

19.  weather

20.  culture