SHARING THE PLANET Central Idea Over time, living things need to adapt to survive. Lines of Inquiry -What is adaptation? -Circumstances that lead to adaptation Year 4 – The Polar Bears Mrs. Mitchell Term 1 - Unit 1 August 31 – October 9, 2015 Literacy This Unit - Adaptation vocabulary Non Fiction Writing Chronological & non- chronological reports Experiment Recording On-going – Spellings - high frequency words & unit related Punctuation & grammar rules Sentence construction & development Range of reading experiences Numeracy This Unit – Place value Number recognition Written methods of all operations Inverse operations Problem solving using tables Reading scales (incl. thermometers) Data handling On-going - Mental math skills Science This Unit - Define adaptation and give examples Describe how habitats are suited to particular conditions (hot & cold) Conduct experiments relating to materials & their properties (conduction and insulation) Art Explore ancient & original art of Special Dates 9/7 Labor Day 9/13 Rosh Hashanah begins 9/21 International Day of Peace 9/22 Yom Kippur begins 9/23 Autumn begins 10/1 International Social & Emotional Development Develop essential agreements Practice listening to and following instructions Develop independence and responsibility for own belongings Consider what it means to be a good friend Mandarin Learn the words about weather, seasons, animals and nature Work on Chinese character writing & basic Chinese Spanish Count from 1 to 60 Differentiate living & non-living things Learn parts of speech: nouns, articles & verbs Identify seasons of the ADAPTATION Music Instrumental adaptation The evolution of the History / Geography This Unit - Identify & locate continents Identify & describe different habitats Explore the geography & history of rural & urban, & hot and cold areas of the world Compare & contrast the areas’ geography & I.T. Keyboard layout, typing skills/speed Learn to touch type Microsoft Word layout and use On-going – General computer usage & Physical Development Circumstances that lead to the adaptation of sports/ rules/ equipment On-going – Hand-eye coordination Sporting behavior Please know that lessons are differentiated to challenge each child individually.