Unit Plan Template

Unit Author
First and Last Name			Linda Downs
School District			Floresville ISD
School Name			Floresville Primary School
School City, State			Floresville, TX
Unit Overview
Unit Title
St. Nicholas
Unit Summary
The student will develop an understanding of the qualities of caring in Nicholas of Bari, also called St. Nicholas.
Subject Area
Character Education
Grade Level
First and Second Grade
Approximate Time Needed
30-45 minutes
Unit Foundation
Targeted Content Standards and Benchmarks
Social Studies First Grade: (2) History. The student understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations. The student is expected to: (A) describe the origins of selected customs, holidays, and celebrations of the community, state, and nation; (B) compare the observance of holidays and celebrations, past and present (9) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student knows healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate respectful communication; (B) list unique ways that individuals use to communicate such as using body language and gestures; (C) express needs, wants, and emotions in appropriate ways; (12) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to: (A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good (C) identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship and exhibit a love of individualism and inventiveness. (15) Culture. The student understands the importance of family beliefs, customs, language, and traditions. The student is expected to: (A) describe various beliefs, customs, and traditions of families and explain their importance Second Grade: (10) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student understands healthy ways to communicate consideration and respect for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to: (A) describe how to effectively communicate; (B) express needs, wants, and emotions in healthy ways; and (C) explain the benefits of practicing self-control. (13) Citizenship. The student understands characteristics of good citizenship as exemplified by historic figures and ordinary people. The student is expected to: (A) identify characteristics of good citizenship such as a belief in justice, truth, equality, and responsibility for the common good; (C) identify ordinary people who exemplify good citizenship
Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes
1. The student will be able to list ways St. Nicholas demonstrated the character trait of caring.
Curriculum-Framing Questions
	Essential Question	What kinds of things do caring people often do?
	Unit Questions	How can you demonstrate the character trait of caring at home and at school?
	Content Questions	Who is St. Nicholas? How did he demonstrate the character trait of caring?
Assessment Plan
Assessment Summary
Discussion questions: Why is St. Nicholas considered to be a caring person? How St. Nicholas’ did acts of caring make him famous? How did St. Nicholas become associated with Santa Claus? How are Santa Claus and St. Nicholas alike?
Unit Details
Prerequisite Skills
none
Instructional Procedures
Introduce the history of Nicholas of Bari, also called St. Nicholas using various websites. Read the story of the Legend of Saint Nicholas (http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=370) and (http://www.stnicholascenter.org/printable_template.jsp?show_print=no&backPageID=745&smpl_sakey=2197) Read “The Real St. Nick (Santa Claus)” at http://www.joyfulheart.com/christmas/st-nick.htm Explore Saint Nicholas and the Origin of Santa Claus at http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=35 Do a comparison of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus at http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=36
Materials and Resources Required For Unit
Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera

Computer(s)

Digital Camera

DVD Player

Internet Connection

Laser Disk

Printer

Projection System

Scanner

Television

VCR

Video Camera

Video Conferencing Equip.

Other

Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet

Desktop Publishing

E-mail Software

Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Image Processing

Internet Web Browser

Multimedia

Web Page Development

Word Processing

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Printed Materials	Pictures of St. Nicholas (attached) Stories of St. Nickolas from above sites (attached)
Internet Resources	See above
Other Resources

Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)