Los Muertos (Oct)

Superheroes—Monitor + Maintain nutrition + mental/physical care/strength in the view of the upcoming holiday and the decompositional effects of sugar. Pursue purposeful curiosity toward wonderstanding by asking thoughtful questions, listening critically, speaking clearly, precisely + confidently. Accept responsibility + respond with dignity + respect. 

Anthropology—Delve into historical cultures surrounding and involved in Halloween and the physical + human features, language, music, art, dance and historical context that make up surrounding culture(s). 

Mathematics—numbers + operations, beginning fractions in relation to rationing and sharing candy, planning trick-or-treat routes and giving a percentage to charity.

Science—Explore relationships between producers and consumers as we consider the harvest season, trick-or-treating economies on both the micro/neighborhood + macro/national economies. 

Reading—Explore POV, compare/contrast and structure + support thoughts + ideas through Halloween narratives + poems.

Communicating—Halloween homophones and poetry, exploring conventional order of adjectives. Every unit provides plenty of opportunities to share learning with each other individually, in small groups and large groups. 

Superheroes—Monitor + Maintain nutrition + mental/physical care/strength in the view of the Second Law of Thermodynamics and the life cycles. Pursue purposeful curiosity toward wonderstanding by asking thoughtful questions, listening critically, speaking clearly, precisely + confidently. Accept responsibility + respond with dignity + respect. 

Anthropology—Delve into historical cultures surrounding and involved in Dia de Los Muertos and the physical + human features, language, music, art, dance and historical context that make up surrounding culture(s). The relationship between Dia de Los Muertos + colonization, missions, ranchos and the Mexican War for Independence. 

Mathematics—numbers + operations, beginning fractions in relation to the construction of ranchos (perimeter, area) and their effect on the surrounding communities and environment.

Science—Explore the process of decomposition and the Second Law of Thermodynamics through various labs and experiments. Tie back to producers and consumers and the harvest. 

Reading—Explore POV, compare/contrast and structure + support thoughts + ideas through Dia de Los Muertos narratives + poems.

Communicating—Dia de Los Muertos bilingual homophones and poetry, exploring conventional order of adjectives. 

Every unit provides plenty of opportunities to share learning with each other individually, in small groups and large groups.