https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i Resources that provide an overview of the adoption triad and adoption process. en-us 2016-07-26 16:15:41 UTC 2016-08-07 21:30:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117010190 After reading this book written in the perspective of a young girl who was adopted, students will create portraits of their own families. Students will pair up to compare and contrast their depictions of their families. As a class, students will discuss what makes a family.]]> 2016-07-26 16:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117010190 KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117013279 Students will view this video to gain an understanding of adoption as described by children who were adopted. Students will work in groups of 3-4 to identify one thing that surprised them, one thing they already knew, and one thing they are still wondering about. Responses will be collected on a class chart and used to guide learning throughout the unit.]]> 2016-07-26 17:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117013279 KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117552658 This book is written from the perspective of a girl who was adopted from Russia as she welcomes her new brother--also from Russia--into the family.  Students will discuss the book's emphasis on the importance of teaching adopted children about their birth culture.  Is it necessary?  What might be the benefits?  The drawbacks?  The challenges? As an extension activity, students will be asked to bring in a recipe that represents their home cultures to be included in a class cookbook, and to describe in writing why they chose that recipe and what it represents to them. Copies will be made for each student.]]> 2016-08-04 17:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117552658 KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117552701 After reading this book, students will create a T-chart that lists the roles of the birth family on one side and the adoptive family on the other side.]]> 2016-08-04 17:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117552701 KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117577952 Before beginning the unit on adoption, students will complete an anticipation guide to assess their assumptions and beliefs about adoption.  One question on the anticipation guide asks students to complete the sentence: "Adoption is..."  After reading this book, the teacher will draw students' attention to the fourth page: "[Adoption] is a special kind of love story.  Your family needed and wanted a child to love and care for, and you needed a family to love and care for you."  Students will discuss whether they feel this is an adequate description for adoption. Is this the whole story?  How does it match up with their sentences from the anticipation guide?  Does this statement give equal voice to all members of the adoption triad (adoptee, adoptive family, and birth family)?  Did the students' responses privilege any of the members of the triad over others?]]> 2016-08-05 01:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117577952 KatherineNelson https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117632929 The class will revisit the T-chart listing the roles of the birth family and the adoptive family before reading this book. After reading, add any new understandings to the chart. Discuss with a partner and then as a whole group: What do you think of the mother's response to her daughter's statement? What is her daughter really saying? How might you respond in this situation?]]> 2016-08-06 04:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/KatherineNelson/bz8zdndy5d4i/wish/117632929