Love

Introduction

Enjoy relevant, purposeful learning. Follow the steps of the Full-Circle Learning model through a series of activities applicable for school or home use. ​ Lesson plans include links for broadcast or online classrooms as well as print options for classrooms or homes without technology.

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Outline

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Element 1: Sensing Love

Maureen Mungai introduces the nature of love in a video. Games and drawings help learners experiences it through all the senses.

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Element 2: "Why Turtles Don't Sing"

Pulitzer prize-winning author Charles McNair tells a Cherokee folktale.Dr. Adela Castro translates it into Spanish. Students and families tell their own stories.

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Element 3: Showing Love through Music

Make this yours. Add images, text and links, or connect data from your collection.Songs strengthen literacy while helping learners share love with families.

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Element 4: Animal Home Life

Learners aged two to seven learn about animals in their own environments.

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Element 5: The Plant that Carries its Home on its Back

Learners aged 8 – 18 learn about agriculture, history and invention by studying nuts. They follow the life of George Washington Carver and create their own inventions.

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Element 6: Rewriting History

Learn about the Cherokee culture that inspired the storytellers. Compare indigenous cultures on three continents. Rewrite history and change future outcomes by stepping onto the conflict resolution bridge.

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Element 7: Nutty Recipes from Four Parts of the World

Follow up the study of nuts with a family cooking adventure. Learn how different cultures use variations of the same ingredients. Practice math while cooking.

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Element 8: The Shape of Love

Practice skills in geometry and build a village to help create new homes for humans in need.

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Element 9: Send Love to Grandpa

Read about a family’s loving experience and practice writing skills to create one of your own.

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Element 10: Love for All

See how far you’ve come—and how far you can go—with a creative art and music activity about love.

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Glossary

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Unit Translations

This document provides Spanish translation for all elements in this unit.

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