What are things in my world made of?
4. Find a personal object
One teacher established a special place in the classroom for storing the personal objects and called it the “Class Museum.”
Ask each child to find a small object at home, something that fits into a pocket, that they can bring to school the next day and leave there, for use during the study. The objects should not have much monetary value and might include such things as a plastic animal, a metal car, an empty purse, a key fob, or a bottle cap. You may want to refer to these objects as personal objects.
You can store the collection of objects together where children can easily reach them, or set them aside in a box where you can retrieve them whenever personal objects are used in the unit.
Alternatively, you can collect a set of small objects from the classroom as personal objects, for use throughout the unit.
