August/September 2017
Writing: Launching Writer’s Workshop using pattern books
The goals of this unit are to build students' image of themselves as writers and to enable them to be successful while the systems of workshop are being established. Students will use familiar text with strong patterns to create their own pieces. They will write adaptations and innovations of these familiar text using the structure and language provided in the text.
Children will learn:
* Writers talk about their writing.
* Writers learn from other writers and use some of their techniques.
* Writers have writerly habits
Reading: Readers Build Good Habits
This unit will focus on the importance of establishing classroom reading routines. The unit will explore why people read, and how people treat books. Additionally, partner talk routines will be introduced, stressing the value of readers discussing what they’ve read with others.
Children will learn:
- Reading is a window to the world
- Readers choose texts for a variety of purposes
- Readers care for books
- Readers learn through discussing what they’ve read
We believe that the social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum. We also believe that the greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. Therefore children need a set of social skills in order to be successful. These skills are based on cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy and self-control.
Children will learn:
* Within our classroom, each of us has roles and responsibilities.
* We all deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully.
* Rules are designed to help our classroom community work together for the common good.
* We all deserve to be treated fairly and respectfully.
* Rules are designed to help our classroom community work together for the common good.
* To work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals.
In this unit, students will explore the life of Joseph (Old Testament) and three miracles of Jesus (New Testament). Students will discuss how Christians consider the Bible to be God’s Word and is the Christian Holy Book. Students will be able to identify how God was faithful to Joseph over time and often in unexpected ways. Students will identify how God was faithful to people through the life and miracles of Jesus.
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