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Unit 2: How we express ourselves
Unit 2: How we express ourselves
October 18th - December 16th
Central Idea: By exploring the traditions of others and ourselves, we gain perspective about the nature of those traditions.
Central Idea: By exploring the traditions of others and ourselves, we gain perspective about the nature of those traditions.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
Children will invent their own holiday
Learners will listen to and complete a short introduction about a holiday in a different country and demonstrate their learning by responding to a prompt about that holiday.
Soil as a natural resource: How do we use soil? What do we need/use it for? How is it helpful?
Student Action
Student Action
Choose: Students will write a letter or card to a veteran.
Act: Students will celebrate a veteran. Those letters or cards will be delivered to the VA.
Reflect: How do we connect to one another through our differences?
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Students will be able to choose what they say to veterans while writing letters/cards.
Choice: Students will choose what they want and need for holiday gifts.
Ownership: Students will reflect on their own use of resources. Students will reflect on their own cultural expressions of holiday traditions. Students will create their own holiday.
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.
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 may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Letter and List Writing; Making Connections
Math: making observations, noticing differences, representing amounts
Science: Natural Resources, collecting and recording data.
Social Studies: Holidays & traditions around the world
Art: Self-expression through visual mediums
Music: Self-expression through auditory mediums
PE: Self-expression through physical movement (dance, sports, etc.)
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