FIRST PROJECT
Pure Michigan /
Movin', Groovin', and Livin' in Michigan
3rd grade - 3 to 4 weeks (Limited)
SIGNIFICANT CONTENT
Social Studies
G1.0.2 Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.
G2.0.1 Use a variety of visual materials and data sources to describe ways in which Michigan can be divided into regions.
G5.0.1 Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use.
G5.0.2 Describe how people adapt to, use, and modify the natural resources of Michigan.
Writing
W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.3.2a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.3.2b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
W.3.2c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
W.3.2d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Speaking and Listening:
SL.3.1c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
SL. 3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Language:
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.3.1f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.3.2a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
L.3.2e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
L.3.2f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
L.3.2g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Social Studies
G1.0.2 Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.
G2.0.1 Use a variety of visual materials and data sources to describe ways in which Michigan can be divided into regions.
G5.0.1 Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use.
G5.0.2 Describe how people adapt to, use, and modify the natural resources of Michigan.
Writing
W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
W.3.2a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.3.2b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
W.3.2c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
W.3.2d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
W.3.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic.
Speaking and Listening:
SL.3.1c. Ask questions to check understanding of information presented, stay on topic, and link their comments to the remarks of others.
SL. 3.3 Ask and answer questions about information from a speaker, offering appropriate elaboration and detail.
SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Language:
L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.3.1f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*
L.3.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
L.3.2a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
L.3.2e. Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
L.3.2f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
L.3.2g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
DRIVING QUESTION
How can we, as Michigan citizens, encourage tourists to visit specific Michigan cities? INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY
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ENTRY EVENT
Letter from Pure Michigan organization Animoto video of teachers sharing their favorite Michigan locations. Video Entry Event from Village Oaks Video Entry Event from Novi Woods
UNIT SUMMARY
After being presented with the challenge in the form of the letter from Pure Michigan, the students picked cities from specific regions of Michigan. Each region was represented. We made a Needs to Know list and the children began researching to find the answers to that list. The final project was a brochure to "advertise" their city. They students also did an oral presentation to other third graders, talking to their specific contribution to the project. |
ARTIFACTS
Village Oaks Elementary
A Message from Brookside Travel Agents
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Novi Woods Elementary
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