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Unit 2: How we express ourselves
Unit 2: How we express ourselves
October 11th - December 17th
Central Idea: Celebrations and traditions are shared beliefs and values that connect us as a global community.
Central Idea: Celebrations and traditions are shared beliefs and values that connect us as a global community.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Demonstrate their knowledge of how other cultures celebrate events. How do we celebrate events? How are those events similar/different?
Students will present their acquired knowledge about a holiday or celebration to the class through a chosen form of expression.
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: Students will choose a celebration or tradition they want to research.
Act: Students will tell a family member, neighbor, or friend about the celebration or tradition.
Reflect: Students will be prompted by the teacher to discuss the effectiveness of their actions.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Voice: Why do you like this holiday? If you could change it, how would you do so? Teachers will capture student responses in a variety of manners.
Choice: Students will choose what holiday to present to the class. Students will choose the manner in which they present that material.
Ownership: Students will have a checklist of the different holidays we are studying and will check them off as those are studied. Students will hold the teachers accountable for the different holidays.
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Form: What is it like? The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
Connection: How is it connected to other things? The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
Perspective: What are the points of view? The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives dence we have considered.
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Fine Arts: Varied cultural representations of celebrations. The symbolism is used to represent ideas and beliefs and their similarities or differences compared to one another's world views.
Science: Investigations, predicting outcomes, scientific talk, analyze, draw conclusions, and communicate results
Math: Symbolic Representation, Similarities/Differences, Inquiry/Exploration
Reading: 2 and 3 step oral directions, asks and answers questions, use words to label and describe people, uses information learned from books, uses a large speaking vocabulary
Social Studies: Cultural similarities and differences
Shared needs food, clothing, shelter. Geographical, generational, and modern influences on culture.
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