Plan -it's Raining Cats And Dogs

WEEK

Core activities

PROFILE

CONCEPTS

Thinker Knowledgeable

Form Causation Change Activities to address them

Activities to address them

1

Cut out and glue

Demonstration: flashlight (sun)

FORM Bulletin boards for each season

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THINKING TOOLS

Mind map: SEASONS

Notes

Brainstorm and Categorize

CAUSATION Why do the 4 seasons exist? *YouTube video + demonstration

2

Season Scavenger Hunt (outdoors): Observation Sheet

CHANGE Activities: 1. Matching (change sentences) 2. Creating (sentences/pictures)

Weather Watch: weather reporters videos

3

Seeds of Change (seed in the fridge) Observation Sheet

Plant and animal adaptation

4

Thinker: Am I a Thinker? (self-rating) Quotes- discussion; copy favorite Illustrate the concept

Bar graph: Favorite Season Open/ Closed Questions BOX

Weather reporters Weather dictionary Student questions (recorded)

Concept map: THINKERS

Thinker’s mask/hat Thinker’s Keys (groups): - reverse - what if - so what?

FINAL PROJECT Diorama Collage 3D model Brochure

BIG IDEAS:

• The earth goes through an annual cycle of 4 seasons. • Each season has distinctive features, patterns and circumstances. • Seasons influence the entire living world.

BIG CONCEPTS Continuity Cycle Change Cause & effect

So What technique The 5 Whys Color- Symbol- Image See- Think – Wonder Anticipation Guide /Bridge *in a reading /viewing activity

CRAFTS Construct (groups): - snowman - tree - garden - seaside