My Body, My Home
Objectives
- D03.S1.K.01 Name the five senses and identify a body part used for each.
- D03.S2.K.01 Demonstrate big movements (run, hop, balance) and small movements (draw, stack) with growing control.
- D03.S3.K.01 Sort common foods into "everyday" and "sometimes" groups with guidance.
- D03.S4.K.01 Show a self-care routine (washing hands, brushing teeth) and tell when to ask a grown-up for help.
Essential questions
- What can my body do, and how does it tell me what it needs?
- How do I care for this body that is my home?
Big ideas
- My body is my home; it senses, moves, and sends me signals.
- Caring for my body — rest, food, movement, and washing — keeps me well.
Lessons
- 1 Meet My Five Senses 45 minutes
- 2 A Senses Walk 45 minutes
- 3 My Body Can Move 45 minutes
- 4 Little Hands, Little Jobs 45 minutes
- 5 Everyday Foods and Sometimes Foods 45 minutes
- 6 Foods That Help Me Grow 45 minutes
- 7 Washing Hands, Washing Me 45 minutes
- 8 Brushing My Teeth 45 minutes
- 9 Asking for Help 45 minutes
- 10 My Body Is My Home 45 minutes
Assessment plan
Formative observation of self-care routines and body-awareness activities; a "my body" drawing and a senses walk as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 2 — My Body, My Home
Overview
This unit helps Kindergarten learners meet their own bodies as a home to know and care for. Through the five senses, big and small movement, sorting everyday foods, and simple self-care routines, children learn that their bodies send signals — hunger, tiredness, excitement, calm — and that caring for a body is a daily act of kindness toward oneself. It is taught with dignity and joy, never shame, and honors the wide range of bodies and abilities humans have.
Essential questions
- What can my body do, and how does it tell me what it needs?
- How do I care for this body that is my home?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| L.00.002.01 | Meet My Five Senses | D03.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.002.02 | A Senses Walk | D03.S1.K.01 |
| L.00.002.03 | My Body Can Move | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.002.04 | Little Hands, Little Jobs | D03.S2.K.01 |
| L.00.002.05 | Everyday Foods and Sometimes Foods | D03.S3.K.01 |
| L.00.002.06 | Foods That Help Me Grow | D03.S3.K.01 |
| L.00.002.07 | Washing Hands, Washing Me | D03.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.002.08 | Brushing My Teeth | D03.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.002.09 | Asking for Help | D03.S4.K.01 |
| L.00.002.10 | My Body Is My Home | D03.S1.K.01, D03.S2.K.01, D03.S3.K.01, D03.S4.K.01 |