This unit is designed to engage primary students with high abilities in the verbal domain in challenging reading, writing, and interpretation skills in the language arts. It reflects talented young learners’ need for greater exposure to higher-level thinking activities sooner in their school years than other students. The unit specifically focuses on literature that uses extensive figurative language in order to support young children’s development of metaphoric competence in the areas of both comprehension and
The civilization of ancient China forms the central content of the unit, with exploration of systems of language, leadership, economics, and architecture in this ancient culture. Students broaden their understanding by comparing the ancient Chinese civilization with aspects of their own lives and communities.
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Actions are Louder Than Words: Animals With Manners is a heartwarming children’s book that uses a diverse group of charming animal characters to teach kids the importance of good manners. Each animal embodies a specific manner or polite behavior that kids can learn and practice in their daily lives. This book not only entertains but also encourages positive social behavior, making it an ideal book for young readers learning about the importance of being kind and respectful to othe
IMKH California, an IM® v.360 math curriculum, is problem-based and builds strong classroom math communities. It gives students a clear progression of concepts and helps teachers deepen their understanding of math and student thinking.
The curriculum encourages collaboration and meaningful mathematical conversations, highlighting Big Ideas, Major Concepts, and Mathematical Practices, while integrating Environmental Principles & Concepts and supports for MLL, ELD, and EL students.
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In this unit, students explore our numeration system in depth. Students begin by looking at patterns in our system and then work with other systems to help discover what constitutes a place-value system and a base system. By analyzing the structure of each system and comparing and contrasting different numeration systems, they will gain a deeper understanding of place value and bases and be able to justify why our system is both a place-value system and a base system.