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Unit 3: How we express ourselves
Unit 3: How we express ourselves
November 6th - December 17th
Central Idea: Cultural connections link people throughout the world and help us understand each other.
Central Idea: Cultural connections link people throughout the world and help us understand each other.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Students will take a picture or bring an object to show and tell their classmates how the object is connected to a cultural tradition.
Student Action
Student Action
Students will learn about other cultures through questioning and inquiry. Then present this information.
Choose: Students will choose and share a tradition that their family celebrate
Act: Students will act on their wonderings to learn about different tradition that other cultures celebrate
Reflect: Students will reflect and make a connection about the similarities and differences between my traditions and the traditions of others.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Student can participate and collaborate with each other, and ask questions about the learning process
Choice: Students will choose a topic, ask questions, and manage projects. Students will choose strategies to work on problems.
Ownership: Students can reflect on their learning, analyze the content, and connect it to the real world.
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.
Function: How does it work? The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or way of behaving that can be investigated.
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.
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: selecting grade-appropriate text, expressing yourself verbally, working in a team, making connections to the text.
Math: quantity, compare,
Science: Observe, classify, compare, size, weight
Social Studies: good citizenship, community helpers, rules and laws, country traditions, family traditions now and past.
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