#4 cross curricular 2010

Identify the location of this picture

By Ted Harrison

Sunday, September 26, 2010

AgendaLast Week: Unit planning

Lesson Plan Description Assignment Review

Benefits of Cross Curricular Connections

Activity: Where in Canada?

How to create Cross Curricular Connections

Activity: Map challenge

Integrated Teaching & Learning

Activity:Unit Plan Cross Curricular Connections


Ministry Curriculum Guide


DETAILED & SPECIFIC


BLOOM’S TAXONOMY


Lesson Plan Description: Helpful Hints

1. Start with the end in mind

2. Put yourself in the students’ seat

3. Don’t try to do TOO MUCH

4. Challenge students to use their higher-order thinking skills (Analyze, create, evaluate)

5. Have someone else review your draft.

6. REVIEW the RUBRIC before you submit.


Lesson Description: Rubric


Cross Curricular Connections:Integrated Learning



Visual learners- learn best by seeing




Kinesthetic learners- learn best by doing





Auditory learners - learn best by hearing





Auditory learners - learn best by hearing

Integrated learning is an instructional strategy that draws elements from separate disciplines to form a more complete learning experience.


Integrated Learning: Multiple Intelligences

Integrated learning allows students to represent their ideas and knowledge through a variety of ways and thus honours the multiple intelligences of students (Eisnmer,1991).

Spatial, Bodily-kinetic, Musical, Linguistic, Logical-mathematical,

Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist


Integrated Learning: Benefits

Student learn more deeply by approaching an area of study from multiple perspectives.

Enhanced relevance.

Increased understanding.


Integrated Learning: Benefits

Increased student independence, responsibility, self-direction, cooperative skills.

Decreased behavioural problems.

Helped students to retain information.

Teaching becomes less directive and more facilitative.

- (Cambell,1990)


Cross Curricular Connections: Integrated Learning

“Kids must learn to think across disciplines, since that’s where most new breakthroughs are made. It’s the interdisciplinary combinations - design and technology, mathematics and art - that produce YouTube and Google.”

-Time Magazine (2006). How to build a student for the 21st century


Grade 4: Canada’s Provinces, Territories & Regions


Identify the location of this picture

By Ted Harrison


Identify the location of this pictureBy Ted Harrison


Cross Curricular Connections: Art

Visual Arts

Produce 2D & 3D works of art.

Identify monochromatic colour schemes (i.e tints, and shades of one colour).

Demonstrate awareness that the overlapping of shapes is one way of creating the illusion of depth.


Canadian LandscapesCreate a landscape painting that is similar to the work of Ted Harrison that portrays a Canadian landscapes.

Cross Curricular Connections: Art


Cross Curricular Connections: Physical Education

Active ParticipationParticipate on a regular basis in physical activities that maintain or improve physical fitness.

Healthy LivingExplain the role of healthy eating practices, physical activity, and heredity as the relate to body shape and size.


Cross CurricularConnections: Physical Education

Walk across CanadaProvide students with pedometers. Total their distances walked each day to create the class total.

Mark this distance on a map of Canada. Use online resources to determine the weather in that area.

Discuss what they might see along the way (Google Earth)

Trans-Canada hwy = 7,821kmTrans-Canada trail = 17,000km


Cross CurricularConnections: Map Challenge

How many ways can you find to determine the PRECISE distance between the starting and ending location (What tools and resources would you use?).

Brock University Sundance Elementary Victoria, B.C

http://www.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=500+glenridge+ave+st.catharines+ontario&daddr=+1625+Bank+Street+victoria+bc&sll=48.428318,-123.328786&sspn=0.01384,0.046477&ie=UTF8&z=4&ll=47.931066,-97.207031&spn=28.673566,66.357422&om=1






Cross CurricularConnections: Mathematics

Number Sense & NumerationRepresent money amount to $100 MeasurementEstimate, measure, and record lengthDetermine the relationships between various unit of length Geometry & Spatial SenseIdentify and describe the location of an object using a grid.Data Management & ProbabilityCollect and organize data and display using graphs



Record and graph the daily temperature of the provincial/territorial capital cities across Canada.

Contact grade 4 classrooms across Canada to conduct a survey about school/class size, favourite subject/past-time, how the get to school. Create charts/graphs to compare this data.



Survey the class to determine the Canadian tourist destination they would most like to visit.

Determine how much money you would need for a trip to a Canadian tourist destination.

Determine the distance between locations in km, m, cm.


Cross CurricularConnections: Science

Earth & Space Systems: Rocks, Minerals, and ErosionDemonstrate an understanding of the physical properties of rocks and minerals and the effects of erosion on the landscape.

Describe the effects of human activity on physical features of the landscape, and examine the use of rocks and minerals in making consumer products


Cross CurricularConnections: Science

Earth & Space Systems: Rocks, Minerals, and Erosion

Compare different rocks and minerals from different parts of the country.

What minerals would you find in...?


Cross CurricularConnections: Language Arts

Spelling List Canadian shield, Appalachians, interior plains, arctic, physical features, province,capital, territories, region, natural resources



Writing:Developing and organizing contentUsing knowledge of form and style in writingApply knowledge of language conventions and presenting written work effectively

Media literacy:Describe the topic, purpose, and audience for media texts they plan to create.



Review the websites of some popular Canada travel destinations.

Plan a trip to a specific Canadian region.

Create a travel brochure for a tourist destination in Canada.


Integrated Learning: Intelligences

A fully integrated learning environment would allow students to choose how they will demonstrate their learning.

Spatial, Bodily-kinetic, Musical, Linguistic, Logical-mathematical,

Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist


Integrated Learning: Intelligences

•Poem•Time line•Mind map•Speech•Newscast•Crossword puzzle•Board game•Quiz show

•Sculpture•Painting•Radio drama•Bulletin board•Poster•Survey•Interview•Create a play

•Experiment•Commercial•Dance•Song/rap•Newspaper •Brochure•Map•Web page

Demonstrate your knowledge of _________ by creating ...


Cross Curricular Connections: Activity

Get into your unit plan groupsBrainstorm ways to create cross curricular connections for your unit plan.


Next Week:

Beyond TextbooksRead page 32- 34 Curriculum IntegrationSubmit your Social Studies lesson plan description via SakaiDon’t forget to read & contribute to the

online discussion


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