Story: The Ocean
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
SCIENCE: Aquatic, terrestrial and human-made ecosystems consist of diverse living and non-living components that change over time and across geographic areas.
SCIENCE: Living things depend on their habitat to meet their basic needs.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
the* water* coral crab fish sand seaweed starfish
Story: What Makes a Shadow
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one’s ability to express ideas and information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil, and rock interact, and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
CCELA: Critical thinkers actively and skillfully interpret, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
The* Sun* I*+ See* Is* In*+ A* Give* Light* To* Where*+ What*+ Make*+ On*+ Front* Of+ Me*+ Look* My*+ Behind* When* Go* Goes* Stop* Jump* Run* Has* Spot* Where*+
