This document outlines activities from chapters 4-7 of a Whole Child Education curriculum. The objectives are for students to learn how to integrate different subjects into the curriculum, involve family and community in the classroom, and use yoga and meditation. Example activities described include reading a story and discussing how it integrates math, culture and literature; making and sharing bread from around the world; a self-love activity; meditation; and making potted plants and cards for a ladies day celebration integrating various subjects. Students are asked to brainstorm how the objectives were met and how they could apply these ideas in their own future classrooms.

1. Whole Child Education
Chapters 4-7
Megan Beamish-White, Whitney Bilden, Selina Belina
Bernard, Baylee Thompson and Julia Kemp

2. Community Building Activity
Questions?????

3. Objective:
● Students will learn how to integrate different subject into curriculum.
● Students will learn methods to integrate family and community into the
classroom.
● students will connect to their hearts and center themselves through
yoga and meditation.

4. Topic- Our World (Chapter 4 Integrated
Curriculum)
“The whole curriculum also connects the student to the
community.Within the community the whole can grow in a
caring environment”.
Read out loud: Little Red Hen By Paul
Galdone
-Integration of math, multicultural studies, and
literature

5. Bread Around the World

6. Recipe:
Ingredients
2 ¼ tsp Dry Active Baker’s
Yeast
¼ cup Water
¾ cup Milk
¼ cup sugar
1 large Egg
¼ cup Butter
3 ½ cups Flour
1. Heat oven to 375*F
2. In a bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water
3. Sift and measure flour
4. Add milk, sugar, egg, and butter and HALF of flour to
yeast.
5. Mix with wooden spoon until smooth
6. Add enough remaining flour to handle easily
7. Turn onto lightly floured board; knead until smooth (5min)
8. Place dough in bowl and cover while dough rises in a
warm place
9. Divide dough into 3 pieces and braid the strands
10. Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet
11. Bake at 350*F for 25 to 30 minutes

7. Self Love : Chapter 5- the whole school
“Love needs to start with ourselves Unless we
love ourselves, it is difficult to love others”.
Self-love activity

8. Chapter 6: Brain Break!

9. Meditation- 10 minutes
Find a spot for yourself- where you can, to the
best of your ability, meditate and take the time
for yourself.

10. Chapter 5: Whole School
Ladies Day Potted plant gift
● paint
● plant
● enjoy=)

11. Decorate Ladies Day Cards
Celebrating the Women in our lives that make a
difference!
integrating Curriculum:
■ writing
■ art
■ reading
■ earth

12. Conclusion:
● Students will learn how to integrate different subject into curriculum.
● Students will learn methods to integrate family and community into the
classroom.
● students will connect to their hearts and center themselves through yoga
and meditation.
Class Brainstorm: How did we meets these
objectives and how could you in your future
classroom??