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GATE 1st grade students become Picture Makers & Helpers who virtually travel around the world to explore people, places, animals, habitats, stories & ways to help.
Each continental visit includes a developmentally appropriate product. Products may include drawings, picture stories, labeled diagrams, audio recordings, signs, kindness messages, digital pages, simple comparisons, and helpful projects.
Their interests, strengths, feelings & questions
Characters, places, events & endings
People, places, animals & inventions
Classroom & school needs
GATEway to Learning helps students see every question as a doorway to a new idea by exploring:
Safe & kind uses of technology
Helping, leadership & friendship
Nature & environmental care
Future possibilities
What can my picture show?
How can I tell a story?
What can I learn about this place?
Who lives here?
What animals live here?
Where is this continent on a map or globe?
What do I notice/
What do I wonder
What happens first, next & last?
How are two places alike?
How are two places different?
How can I represent people, animals & places?
How can I ask a question & find an answer?
How can I help?
How can I be a kind friend?
How can I use technology safely?
What can I teach?
How can I show what I learned?
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Locate & name the 7 continents with support.
Use a globe or simple map to identify places.
Tell ideas through pictures, labels & sentences.
Create a story with setting, character, events & closure.
Ask questions about people, places, animals & objects.
Find information in picture books and digital resources.
Record learning with drawings, labels, words & sentences.
Explain learning in their own words.
Creat at least one product for each continent.
Use Seesaw to draw, label, photograph, save & share.
Use technology safely with adult support.
Work respectfully with partners & small groups.
Notice when a person, animal, place, or environment needs help.
Suggest simple helpful actions..
Practice curiosity, persistence, empathy, flexibility & responsibility.
Demonstrate leadership by listening, helping, sharing, encouraging & teaching.
Reflect through gestures, drawings, oral responses, audio & simple sentence frames.
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