instructionalunits

=2008-2009 INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS Taught and Supported by the District 112 IMCs=

Kindergarten: Alphabet Activities: Skill addressed: organization of materials AASL 2.1.2 Kindergarten: Mother Goose and Beyond Kindergarten: Sorting Activities: Skill addressed: classification and organization AASL 2.1.2 Kindergarten: Storybook Friends Kindergarten: Storytelling and Creative Drama Kindergarten: Picture Walks Kindergarten: Author studies, Retelling, predicting, compare and contrast, Monarch Book 1st Grade: Author studies - Dr. Seuss, James Marshall, Beatrix Potter, Steven Kellogg 1st Grade Research: Honeybees 1st Grade Research: Lincoln, Washington, King Jr. 1st Grade Research: Penguins 1st Grade Research: Thanksgiving 1st Grade Storytelling and Story Elements 1st Grade: Give an Award to an Author! 2nd Grade Weather: Where should Dear Aunt Sally move? Skill addressed: inquiry based questioning, research, organization AASL 3.1.1, 2.2.2. 2.3.1, 2.1.5, 2.1.6 2nd Grade Folklore Unit, including picture book creation and Battle of the Folk Tales 2nd Grade Geography: Where I Live using Comic Life: Skill addressed: organizing data and sequencing, creating technology based products: AASL 1.2.4, 3.1.5 2nd Grade Geography and Literature: Stories from the continents 2nd Grade Research: All About...Publishing and Circulating Non-fiction student's books 2nd Grade Research: Habitats and Animals in Habitats 2nd Grade Research: Storms, Thanksgiving, Ocean Habitats 2nd Grade: Science: Desert fantasy animals using Power Point 2nd Grade: Creating a book based on the style of // Knuffle Bunny // using Comic Life. Skill addressed: Parts of a book, ordering, creating technology based products. AASL 2.2.1, Illinois 3.B.1a 2nd Grade: Science/Social Studies Research: Process Reports "From to _" 3rd Grade Constellations/Greek Myths/Podcasting 3rd Grade Jack Tale Unit 3rd Grade Short Stories and Literary Elements Third Grade: Similes and Metaphores: Playing With Language 3rd Grade Literature: Cinderella and her many versions 3rd Grade Immigration: Podcasting: Skills addressed: Research, communication. AASL 1.1.9, 2.1.5, 3.1.3 3rd Grade Research: Chicago 3rd Grade Research: Ocean Animals 3rd Grade Research: Pioneers 3rd Grade Research: Plants 3rd Grade Research: Solar System 3rd Grade Research: Universe (Flat Stanley goes into Space) 3rd Grade: Awesome Authors 4th Grade Book Report: Comic Life: Skills addressed: Organization of information, parts of a book. AASL 4.1.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.6 4th Grade Unit: Homeless 4th Grade: Awesome Authors 4th Grade: Tall Tales 4th Grade: Techniques of Poetry 4th Grade Research: Forests 4th Grade Research: Geology 4th Grade Research: Owls Using Comic Life 4th Grade Research: Immigration and Countries 4th Grade: Student Storytellers 4th Grade: World Almania: Finding Information in Nonfiction 5th Grade Novel Study: A Wrinkle in Time 5th Grade Novel Study: Mildred Taylor 5th Grade Science Fiction Unit 5th Grade: Awesome Authors 5th Grade: Coast to Coast - U.S. Geography 5th Grade: Elements of Poetry 5th Grade Science research: Astronomy 5th Grade Research: Human Body systems 5th Grade Intro to Research: World Book Online 5th Grade Biography Introduction 5th Grade Research: Climate Change Wiki 5th Grade Research: Global Warming 5th Grade Research: Native Americans 5th Grade Research: Presidents 5th Grade Research: War...What Is It Good For? 5th Grade: Cookbook Extravaganza: Skills addressed, Parts of a book, organization of information, technology based products AASL 4.1.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.6 5th Grade: World Almania: Finding Information in Nonfiction 5th Grade: Website Evaluation 6th Grade: Humanities : Comic Life 6th Grade Research: Homelessness, Halloween Around the World, Countries and Continents, Spanish-speaking countries 6th Grade : Study Skills : Power Point, i_Movie, Scratch, Book talks 7th Grade: Science, Social Studies: Comic Life, Power Point, iMovie, Podcasts 7th Grade Cross-curricular: Science and English: Genetics 7th Grade: Forms of poetry 7th Grade: Research: World cultures, Current Events, Geography, Persuassive paper, Big6 8th Grade: Science, Social Studies: Comic Life, Power Point, iMovie, Podcasts 8th Grade Research: Project Citizen, Big6, Space 8th Grade Cross Curricular: Social Studies and English: Decades 6th,7th, & 8th Grade Music: Garage Band, iMovie, Podcasts, Book talks