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Unit 1: Who we are
Unit 1: Who we are
August 16th - October 7th
Central Idea: Humans show responsibility in different areas of their lives in order to increase awareness of their personal characteristics and abilities.
Central Idea: Humans show responsibility in different areas of their lives in order to increase awareness of their personal characteristics and abilities.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
The students will create a family tree with the roles and responsibilities of each member.
Student Action
Student Action
Students will show responsibility in different areas of their lives to increase awareness of personal characteristics and abilities.
Students will actively incorporate their acquired knowledge and skills to the different communities.
Students will take on different roles and carry out tasks in different communities.
Students will take an inventory of their environment and then list the areas they have influence over.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: What did you enjoy about today’s lesson? Co-creating the classroom expectations through modeling. Given options for learning. Students ask questions that can lead to personal growth.
Choice: Provide different options of activities in the free choice centers. Visual reminders for classroom expectations. Create a digital choice board.
Ownership: Creating responsibility and accountability by assigning jobs to help assist throughout the classroom. Connect new skills to the real world (generalization).
Make personal connections to make a memorable experience, laugh with students, and make the best of virtual learning.
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Form: Everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described, and categorized.
What does it feel like?
What is the pattern?
What are responsibilities of student's in the classroom?
Function: Everything has a purpose, a role, or a way of behaving that can be investigated.
What rules of behavior did people adopt?
What do we do at school?
Can you tell me why you came to school today?
Responsibility: People make choices based on their understanding and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.
How should we treat people?
What rights should all children have?
What should we do to be healthy?
Why is a mask worn at school and not at home?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Letter recognition, Listening, communicating, making connections,
Science: Growth, Adaptations, Systems, Colors, comparing
Social Studies: Cooperation, Roles, Systems, Routines
Arts: Expression, Interests, Artistic Development
Language: Voice, Knowledge, Presentation, Listening
Math: Patterns, Shapes, Systems, Colors, Problem Solving, Representation, Measurement
PE: Identity, Communication, Systems, Problem Solving
Music: Gross and fine motor skills, patterns
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