Title – Walls That Tell a Story Unit – Resources & Materials

By – Donna Hennessy

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Secondary Subjects – Math, Science, Social Studies, Other, Computers/Internet

Grade Level – 5

I.

Table of Contents

II.

Curriculum Web of Activities

III.

Narrative Rationale

IV.

Timeline for Implementation of Lessons

V.

Unit Materials and Resources

VI. Lesson Plans:

Lesson Plan 1 -

Mapping Walls

(Math, Social Studies)

Lesson Plan 2 -

Building the Biggest Walls

(Science)

Lesson Plan 3 -

Virtual Exploration of Lascaux Cave

(CI)

Lesson Plan 4 -

Breaking Down Walls

(Language Arts, Other)

VII.

Unit Comprehensive Assessment

VIII.

Culminating Activity-Field Trip

• The book
  
  Talking Walls
  
  by Margy Burns Knight
  
• Webquest questionnaires for each child
  
• Checklist for group objectives in the lesson plan “Building the Biggest Walls”
  
• Miniature cutouts and laminated pictures of the following walls:
  • The Great Wall of China
    
  • Aborigine Wall Art
    
  • The Lascaux Cave
    
  • Western Wall
    
  • Mahabalipuram’s Animal Walls
    
  • Muslim Walls
    
  • Great Zimbabwe
    
  • The City of The Sun in Peru
    
  • The Taos Pueblo
    
  • Mexican Murals
    
  • The Canadian Museum of Civilization
    
  • The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
    
  • Nelson Mandela’s Prison Walls
    
  • The Berlin Wall

Computer Materials/Internet Access:

• Access to the computer lab
  
• Webquest site programmed in the favorites keys: www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Community Resources:

• Schedule of “The Moving Wall” to plan our field trip to the replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
  
• Access to buses for the field trip

Miscellaneous Materials:

• Construction paper
  
• A large appliance box (TV or refrigerator)
  
• Straws
  
• Tape dispensers
  
• Rulers
  
• Giant world map (that can be layed on the floor)
  
• Calculators
  
• Pencils
  
• Tackey

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Donna Hennessy

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