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Marshmallow
Geometry
South Carolina Objective(s):
Investigate, identify, and create two- and three- dimensional figures
(i.e., circle, square, rectangle, triangle, polygons, cone, cube,
sphere, pyramid, prism, cylinder) in the environment, through manipulatives,
and in pictorial representations.
Compare and contrast plane and solid figures according to one or
more attributes (e.g., faces, edges, corners, angles, sides, sizes,
shapes). |
Capture
the Circle (A Fraction Game)
Core Curriculum Objective: Compare
and order fractions (like denominators,
mixed numbers, or decimals by using
order symbols <, >, =). |
Fraction
Fun with Pizza
Core Curriculum Objective: Students
will demonstrate understanding
of fractions and mixed numbers. |
Multiplying
Money
Core Curriculum: Multiply money written in decimal form by
one-digit factors in real world problems. |
Symmetry
Core Curriculum: Identify symmetry in the environment and
create designs with symmetry. |
Taste
Test
Core Curriculum Objective: Use
or make a table, chart, or graph |
Using
Geometric Shapes in Architecture
Core Curriculum Objective: Investigate, identify, and create
two- and three- dimensional figures (circle, square, rectangle,
triangle, etc.) in the environment, through manipulative, and
in pictorial representations. |
What
Time Is It?
Core Curriculum Objective: Students
will tell time to the nearest five-minute
and one minute interval, using
analog and digital clocks. |
Bar
Graphs
Core
Curriculum Objective: Use or
make a table, chart, or graph. |
Beanie
Baby Bonanza
Core
Curriculum Objective: Estimate,
calculate, and justify whether an amount
of money is enough to make a purchase. |
Circle
Circus
Core
Curriculum Objective: Identify
the center, radius, and diameter of a
circle. |
Tessellations
Core Curriculum Objective: Use manipulatives to create tessellations. |
Estimation
Core Curriculum Objective: Estimate,
calculate, and justify whether an
amount of money is enough to make
a purchase. |
The
Game of Chance
Core
Curriculum: Explore the
concept of probability using manipulatives
(e.g.dice,spinners) and record observations. |
LANGUAGE
ARTS/READING |
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Cause
and Effect
Core Curriculum: Recognize cause and effect. |
Fact
And Opinion
Core
Curriculum: Determine fact/opinion. |
Order,
Order
Core Curriculum: Sequence events and/or steps in a process
using dramatizations, retellings, charts, story maps, or media. |
Reading
Articles for Meaning
Core Curriculum Objective (s): Students will read and interpret
a variety of texts, such as newspapers. |
What
Can I Write About When I Can't Think
of Anything To Write?
Core Curriculum Objective: Incorporate
compositional elements in writing (beginning,
middle, end, sequence, supporting details,
word choice). |
Blooming
Words
Core Curriculum: Identify,
generate, and use a synonym and
antonym for a given word in or
out of context. |
Solve
a Mystery
Core
Curriculum Objective: Interpret and draw conclusions based upon text/selection
and cite supporting evidence. |
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Munsch
Mania
Core
Curriculum Objective: Share
a personal interpretation of a selection
through oral, written, artistic,
and/or dramatic means. |
Character
Cluster
Core Curriculum Objective: Identify, discuss and analyze
story elements (characters, character traits, setting, plot,
problem, solution, goal, outcome, theme). For
example, explain the problem and solution in the plot of the
story. (This lesson focuses on character traits.) |
Fact
And Opinion
Core
Curriculum: Determine fact/opinion. |
Letter
Writing
Core
Curriculum: Write letters,
advertisements, notes, reminders,
directions, signs and warnings
which relate to real issues at
school or in the community.
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Paragraph
Writing
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Incorporate compositional elements
in writing (beginning, middle, end, sequence, supporting details,
word choice). |
SOCIAL
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Mapping
Landforms of South Carolina
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Students
will identify the five landform
regions of South Carolina and locate
major bodies of water using a map |
State
Symbols
Core Curriculum Objective: The student should be able to
describe state symbols through which American values and principles
are expressed. (Social Studies standard 3.8.2) |
What
Are the Regions of South Carolina?
Core Curriculum Objective: Identify and describe the natural
regions of South Carolina. |
Find
It and Let’s Go
Core Curriculum Objective(s):
-Locate and describe state, national and world communities, cities,
or counties using a map and/or globe.
-Describe some ways one’s community has changed over time.
-Select appropriate reference sources, locate pertinent information,
and use the information in a relevant manner as needed or required. |
SCIENCE |
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Classifying
Rocks
Core Curriculum Objective (s): Describe
Earth materials (rocks, minerals,
soil, and fossils) by their physical
properties. |
Endangered!
Core Curriculum Objective: Investigate, communicate, and
debate that natural events, natural resources, and human influences
can affect the survival/extinction of a species. |
Joints
Help Us Move
Core Curriculum: Recognize that bones, joints, and muscles
in the arms and legs of the human body are structural adaptations
responsible for movement. (This lesson focuses on joints.) (Standard
II Life Science A 2 b) |
What
We Know About Dinosaurs?
Core Curriculum Objective: Explain how fossils provide evidence
about prehistoric life and environments. |
Rocks
on Parade!
Core Curriculum Objective: Describe earth materials (rocks,
minerals, water, soil, and fossils) by their physical properties.
Classify similar earth materials (e.g., types of rocks/soils)
according to their physical properties. |
A
Simple Machines Activity
Core Curriculum Objective: Observe
and identify examples of simple machines
found in the school, playground, home,
and work environment. |
What
is Soil?
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Students
will recognize that rock, clay,
silt, and humus are components
in soil. |
Earthworm
Bridge
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Predict
how living things may adapt structurally
and behaviorally to changing environmental
conditions. |
Food
Chain
Core Curriculum Objective(s): Describe and illustrate relationships
among organisms through the use of food chains and food webs. |
EARTH
SCIENCE |
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Barrier
Islands
Core Curriculum Objectives:
III. Earth Science
B. The surface of the Earth changes
b. Construct and interpret models that illustrate features of
the Earth.
c. Compare some changes in the Earth's surface that are due to
slow processes, such as erosion and weathering with some changes
that are due to rapid processes such as landslides, volcanic
eruptions, and earthquakes.
d. Infer how human behavior, such as farming, mining, and construction
changes the Earth's surface. |
VISUAL
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Clay
Ocean Sculptures
Core Curriculum Objective(s): |
MULTIPLE |
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Weather
the Storm
Core Curriculum Objective(s)
Language Arts
Locate and use information contained in multi-media and technology
based resources.
Collect and organize relevant
information in order to construct
a product (fictional story, poetry
or song, and poster).
Incorporate compositional elements in writing.
Write various types of compositions.
Math
Estimate, measure, record, and describe the temperature and temperature
change.
Collect data by surveying.
Organize, record, and communicate data with a bar graph.
Translate stories into number sentences; identify number sentences
which solve a problem.
Science
Analyze the causes of the seasons.
Explore changes in landforms as a result of erosion.
Health
Adopt a plan to respond appropriately in an emergency situation. |
