Module 1
August to October
Guiding Question
Toys and Play : What can we do to make playing together fun?
Tools and Work : What is school, and why are schools important? Why is it hard for some children to go to school in their communities? How do communities solve these problems so their children can go to school? How are schools around the world different? How are they similar?
Schools and Community Why are education, books, and reading important? How can I overcome learning challenges?
Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far: Why are education, books, and reading important? How can I overcome learning challenges?
Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers: What makes a poem a poem? What inspires writers to write poetry?
Stories of Human Rights: What are human rights, and how can they be threatened? How can we use writing to raise awareness of human rights?
Products
Describing a Classmate's Toy Preference
Experience-Based Informational Writing: A Magnificent Thing for the Classroom
Informative Writing: "The Most Important Thing about Schools" Book
Reading Strategies Bookmark
Poetry Presentation
Monologue Performance and Program