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Found In Space
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Students will direct an imaginary visitor from outer space into their galaxy, solar system planet, hemisphine, landmass, country, state, village and street of their school.
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Cooperative Learning
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How well can First and Sixth Graders work cooperatively to collaborate on reading, writing and art-related activities? How can Sixth Graders self-esteem be improved?
How well can Sixth Graders recognize and appreciate differences in First Graders?
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100th Day Celebration
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How we can we help people in our community? What are some things we can be thankful for? How can we get information from many people all over the world? What steps do we need to take when planning a project or celebration?
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Folk Tales
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This lesson was developed to integrate the social studies and language arts curriculums. It helps the student investigate different cultures while incorporating their own culture within the experience.
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Habitats
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The purpose of this unit is to familiarize the students with different habitats of the world. Students will learn the location, plants and animals of each area in the unit. This will be accomplished through classroom experiences and use of the internet.
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Under the Canopy
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This rainforest unit is an integrated
summer reading program designed to reinforce
language arts skills with an emphasis on reading
and writing. The summer program is designed to
help students at risk meet the N.Y. State
standards. This unit is literature based and
spans a period of four weeks incorporating
reading, writing, and technology skills for
students who have just completed grades one
through five. It will also expose the students
to the geographical and scientific significance
of a rainforest habitat.
This theme based approach to learning a broad
topic allows students functioning at a wide
variety of levels to work together cooperatively,
learn from each other, and have fun together.
At risk readers take on the role of the "mentor"
or "teacher" when paired with younger students
and they are then able to build their self-esteem
. These students are rarely able to be the
experts with their peer group so this becomes a
very positive experience for all the children.
In addition, the younger students love the
attention from their older classmates.
All aspects of the summer program center around
the rainforest theme including reading, writing,
listening, and speaking projects, art activities,
guest readers, and even snacks are woven into
the theme.
"Under the Canopy" is sure to be a swinging good
time for all!
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The Rainforest
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Emphasizing on animals and plants of the South American rainforests.
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You've Got Mail
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Students will learn the path a letter takes from writer to addressee. How does technology help us to communicate with others?
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The Pilgrims: Sacrifice for Freedom
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Many children can associate the Pilgrims with Thanksgiving, but many do not know why the Pilgrims actually came to
America and what these people faced when they made the decision to sail to the New World. The purpose of this unit is to go
beyond their prior knowledge to answer those questions through activities such as listening, shared writing, videos, story
dramatization and role playing activities. A goal is for the children to put themselves in the place of the Pilgrims to enhance their
learning.
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Mapping Your Local Community
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The children will take a walk through
their community and then make a computer
generated map of their journey.
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Proud To Be An American
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This unit takes a look at the various symbols of the United States of America and the pride they elicit. We will read books, watch a movie, and use creative arts to gain an understanding of these symbols.
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Down on the Farm
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Essential Questions: What kind of background information helps children develop vocabulary in order to become effective communicators? What skills do children need to develop to become lifelong readers and writers? How can young children practice problem solving? What kinds of technology can young children utilize in order to collect information? What kind of practice in numbers and numeration helps young children understand basic mathematical concepts?
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Christmas Around the World
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What would your life be like if: You lived in… We all looked the same and we all had the same language?
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