Elementary Transdisciplinary Theme: Knowing Ourselves

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Value: Honesty
Unit: School Time
st Universal Understanding: As we recognize and express our
In Knowing Ourselves, students focus on self knowledge (spiritual, social, physical and
mental health). They explore and express their own feelings, beliefs and values and those
feelings, we learn to understand ourselves.
Grade Essential Question: Why is it important to express our feelings?
of others. They learn about their personal rights and responsibilities. They inquire about
their culture and personal relationships with their families, groups of friends, communities.

Learning Outcomes*
Topics & Language Main
Unit Section Overall Objective Readings CLIL Crossings* (observable, measurable, Supporting Words Digital Book
Structures Words
doable)

art
book
plays ant
cafeteria
read apple
To deduce the main School Locations & classroom
• Identifying and describing places at reads arm
ideas and details in a Activities eat
school recess bag
BE a Reader text Ann‘s School GLOBAL School is a place where we learn
school bed
School Time 450 words can also learn about diversity Making Inferences lunch
• Identifying and descibirng school sing box
To infer information math
Main Idea and Details activities in different locations store can
from a text paint
teacher car
park
walk cat
pencil
playground

are
office Good
book
paint Citizenship
• Identifying and naming school books
paintbrush 75 words
supplies cafeteria
paper class
Vocabulary for School classroom
To identify and pencil it
Supplies • Describing school activities, school crayon
describe school GLOBAL Getting to know the play play
workers and locations eraser
supplies and their use people who work for us at school, principal rules
BE Literate Personal Pronouns food server
make us appreciate their everyday read says
• Describing how things are used glue stick
To identify people and work. Vocabulary for School ruler stands
he
places in a school Workers scissors student
• Identifying when to use a or an is
she waits
librarian
• Identifying when to use he, she or they teacher walks
library
they dance want
nurse
write deer welcome
nurse’s office
dog
egg
elephant
elf
fish
flower
• Identifying and describing elements in art center four
play
a rhyme classroom
To identify Poems and Rhymes playground
ELA Simple sentences can help us to draw
BE a Writer characteristics of read
express our thoughts. Writing Sentences • Writing simple rhymes eat
simple rhymes sing
library
• Writing simple sentences correctly write
paint

1 BE a
Mathematician
To represent and
interpret information
on graphs
MATH We can illustrate simple
information using pictographs.
Counting and Graphing
Interpreting Pictographs
• Making and interpreting simple graphs
Interpreting pictographs
boys
girls
pictographs
girl
gorilla
gum
hat
horse
house
ice
adult hair igloo
baby painting indian
backpack paper
basketball people
To identify physical behind playing
GLOBAL Individuals can be • Identifying and describing physical
characteristics in big rub
different from others but also part features of people
different stages of life book same
of a group.
BE a Scientist People bow skin
• Comparing the interests and abilities
To express preferences chess small
GLOBAL Choices can be expressed of a person during different stages of child soccer
regarding free time
in different ways. life children strong
activities
cycling tall
dark under
grow volleyball
gymnastics young

To understand and citizen

push
explain the concept of GLOBAL Good citizens help to make • Identifying and describing attitudes of citizenship
BE Global Being a Good Citizen share
citizenship attitudes the world a better place to live a good citizen cut in line
take turns
and behavior fight

jump
jar
jacket
kite
king
key
lamp
lemon
lion
• Identifying and describing activities bracelet paints
To explain the concept
done with friends draws reads
of friendship A Friend of Mine
GLOBAL Friendship helps build friend sings
BE an Artist
positive communities. Friendship Bracelets • Recalling the simple steps they friendship special
To talk about their
followed to make a simple gift for their gift works
close friends
best friend mine writes

Global: Culture, Geography, Technology, and Society ELA: Writing, Reading, Listening, and Speaking skills
Math: Process and Content Standards Science: Physical and Live Science, Earth and Space Science
Elementary Transdisciplinary Theme: Knowing Ourselves

1
Value: Honesty
Unit: People
st Universal Understanding: As we recognize and express our
In Knowing Ourselves, students focus on self knowledge (spiritual, social, physical and
mental health). They explore and express their own feelings, beliefs and values and those
feelings, we learn to understand ourselves.
Grade Essential Question: Why is it important to express our feelings?
of others. They learn about their personal rights and responsibilities. They inquire about
their culture and personal relationships with their families, groups of friends, communities.

Learning Outcomes*
Topics & Language Main
Unit Section Overall Objective Readings CLIL Crossings* (observable, measurable, Supporting Words Digital Book
Structures Words
doable)

balloon
mad mad
bear
To draw conclusions park mom
birthday
based on the • Outlining conclusions based on the party mouse
cake
information recently David‘s Cause and Effect reading of a text play nest
BE a Reader GLOBAL Different communities candles
read Birthday presents nine
People have different customs. Drawing Conclusions clown
119 words • Describing the possible effects of an sad nose
excited
To deduce the possible action shirt orange
game
effect of an action teddy bear ostrich
happy
wish ox
hot dog

What Can
You Do?
128 words
ear
are
happy hand
black
is hear
blond
SCIENCE Our body parts are part of leg knee
blouse
a system. mad land
To identify and express • Describing feelings blue
Feelings sad near
feelings in different boots
GLOBAL Our clothing reflect our sandals paste
situations • Naming body parts brown
BE Literate cultural identity. Questions About People scared sand
dress
• Discussing people‘s physical features shirt see
To identify and Parts of the Body excited
GLOBAL Feelings towards different shoes smell
describe people through questions and answers eye
situations may reflect our cultural shorts soft
values and beliefs. foot
skirt squishy
green
t-shirt taste
hair
wearing pants tell
hand
park touch
party tree
queen waste
question well
quilt
rabbit
red
ring

GLOBAL Relationships with

• Identifying and describing the main capital letter
communities in different places
To write friendly letters parts of a friendly letter letter
enrich our own community. Writing a Friendly Letter closing
message
BE a Writer date
To use capital letters Capital Letters • Writing a friendly letter properly month
ELA Letters have specific elements day
properly opening
that help us to communicate more friendly
• Using capital letters correctly
accurately

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To identify patterns. • Identifying and deciphering patterns circle blue
BE a To count objects and MATH Graphs organize information Counting and Graphing triangle green
Mathematician represent their number for analysis. Shapes and Patterns • Counting objects and representing the rectangle red
in a graph information in a graph square yellow

sad
sandals
seven
toes
tongue
after umbrella
lotion
bandage up
nose
before vest
nurse
body violin
rest
bone
• Identifying and describing healthy and see
brush
To differentiate healthy unhealthy habits sleep
dentist
and unhealthy habits Health smell
doctor
SCIENCE Good hygiene habits can • Explaining the importance of personal stethoscope
BE a Scientist Keeping Clean ear
To understand what promote healthy growth. hygiene taste
Caring our Bodies eye
happens in our body teeth
• Explaining how medicine and doctors exercise
when we are sick tongue
help us stay healthy faucet
tooth
fit
touch
hand
vaccine
healthy
vitamin
hear
wash
hygienic

• Identifying and describing some

To compare life in the GLOBAL We can understand our baseball past
BE Global Being a Good Citizen aspects of lifestyles in the present with
past and in the present present if we understand our past. bikes present
lifestyles in the past
axe
six
water
window
wish
yogurt
• Explaining the steps they followed to yummy
(to) dress knees zebra
To practice vocabulary make a manual work
ELA We can transmit what we are clothing person zero
BE an Artist related to the parts o Body Parts
feeling but also using music hair shoulders
the body in a song • Organizing material, and other
head toes
resources to make a manual work

Global: Culture, Geography, Technology, and Society ELA: Writing, Reading, Listening, and Speaking skills
Math: Process and Content Standards Science: Physical and Live Science, Earth and Space Science