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October 2025
Unit of Inquiry
Unit of Inquiry
Unit Theme: Where We are In Place and Time
Central Idea: Our understanding of history and place helps shape our identity and connections with others.
Lines of Inquiry:
1. How personal and family histories shape identity
2. How people and communities change over time
3. Connections between people, places, and historical events
4. Different perspectives on the past
Learner Profile Traits:
Inquirers: Students will explore historical events, personal histories, and cultural backgrounds through questions, research, interviews, and investigations. They’ll become more curious about the world and motivated to learn independently.
Knowledgeable: Through studying how people and societies have changed over time, students will build a deeper understanding of historical events, timelines, cultural contributions, and human migration, connecting these to their own lives.
Balanced: By learning about diverse cultures, traditions, and perspectives from different times and places, students will learn to appreciate differences and consider multiple viewpoints with respect and empathy.
Approaches to Learning:
Research Skills - Students will learn how to ask effective historical or personal inquiry questions (e.g., about family traditions, migration, or life in the past). Teachers will model how to use graphic organizers (like KWL charts or interview guides) to plan a mini-research project or interview with a family member.
Our Language Policy
Our Language Policy
At Our World Neighborhood Charter Schools, we believe that every teacher helps students grow as language learners. Language helps us understand new ideas, share our thoughts, and make connections in everything we learn.
In 3rd grade, students learn new vocabulary words each week from the stories and texts they read. They also practice using important words from different subjects and are encouraged to explain their thinking and ideas clearly.
We value each student’s home language and encourage students to use all of their language skills to learn and share ideas in our classrooms.
This month, third graders have been learning greetings in multiple languages! They’ve practiced saying hello in:
Portuguese: Bom dia
Korean: Annyeong
Students are discovering how people greet each other around the world and celebrating the many languages spoken in our school community.
Students had the opportunity to think more in-depth about the central idea. They used this time to reflect on what they learned in the previous unit on culture and connect it to their current learning. Students are beginning to consider the importance of their identity and how it shapes who they are and the decisions they make for their future.
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