Description:
This first project was group based, my group had four members in it. Our goal was to come up with a thematic unit that would be the base for the rest of our projects for the semester. We learned that a thematic unit is when all the subjects relate to one theme. Our group decided that our theme was going to be the importance of water, with the subjects of math, literacy, science, and social studies. For each subject we needed to have at least two Iowa Core Standards with at least three objectives. Within this project was also had to describe our students. This included their age, personal interests, and their background knowledge on the importance of water. We also needed to say what students were gifted or had disabilities, and accommodations we would make for them.. Our group also needed to describe what our dream classroom would look like and the resources it would have.
Subject Area(s):
The subject areas are social studies, science, math, and literacy.
Intended Learners:
The intended learners are a third grade class.
Standards Connections:
Standard #4 Content Knowledge:
The thematic unit creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners …show more content…
Our group used past and future curriculums to base our lesson standards for this thematic unit. Cross-disciplinary came into play when we connected all of subjects to each with the common theme being the importance of water. As the teachers we verbally taught the lessons and had hands on activities to go with each subject. Some of our students needed more help or were advanced. For these students we had a reading program, a bilingual teacher, and a gifted program. We also had four teachers co-teaching all of the
This first project was group based, my group had four members in it. Our goal was to come up with a thematic unit that would be the base for the rest of our projects for the semester. We learned that a thematic unit is when all the subjects relate to one theme. Our group decided that our theme was going to be the importance of water, with the subjects of math, literacy, science, and social studies. For each subject we needed to have at least two Iowa Core Standards with at least three objectives. Within this project was also had to describe our students. This included their age, personal interests, and their background knowledge on the importance of water. We also needed to say what students were gifted or had disabilities, and accommodations we would make for them.. Our group also needed to describe what our dream classroom would look like and the resources it would have.
Subject Area(s):
The subject areas are social studies, science, math, and literacy.
Intended Learners:
The intended learners are a third grade class.
Standards Connections:
Standard #4 Content Knowledge:
The thematic unit creates learning experiences that make these aspects of the discipline accessible and meaningful for learners …show more content…
Our group used past and future curriculums to base our lesson standards for this thematic unit. Cross-disciplinary came into play when we connected all of subjects to each with the common theme being the importance of water. As the teachers we verbally taught the lessons and had hands on activities to go with each subject. Some of our students needed more help or were advanced. For these students we had a reading program, a bilingual teacher, and a gifted program. We also had four teachers co-teaching all of the