For grades 2-3, this unit provides an opportunity for students to recognize that change affects people and their relationships, as well as the world around them. The unit activities engage students in discussing and writing about what they have read, and in independent and group learning opportunities that promote skill development in vocabulary, persuasive writing, literary analysis, oral communication, and thinking. Discussion emphasizes the search for meaning in literature.
The Teacher Resource Package includes the Hint & Think Beyond Cards and Word Wall Cards.
Hint and Think Beyond Cards – Designed to challenge students who demonstrate mastery of each unit’s concepts and objectives, these cards encourage students to expand their knowledge by using more complex reasoning.
You Can't See in the Dark with the Lights On is a story of a boy who has a sudden and growing interest in astronomy and outer space, but he's not sure where to begin. He finds that book learning and a visit to the local planetarium are OK, but what he really wants is a view of the night sky as good as it can be. He discovers that if you leave the city and suburbs behind and get out into the country on a clear, moonless night, the night sky can be magnificent. You don't
A group of Jesuit Priests invite Rabbi Daniels to join them on their investigative visit to Nicaragua shortly after the Sandinista revolution toppled the Somoza dictatorship. Rabbi Daniels is interested in going so he can determine if this new revolutionary government is anti-Semitic, as is being charged by the U.S. Government. He is told by the State Department that if he goes down to Nicaragua as a rabbi, he will be killed. The Jesuits promise to protect him with their lives by hiding his identity as he trave
OpenSciEd High School addresses all high school NGSS standards. This comprehensive science curriculum empowers students to question, design, investigate, and solve the world around them.