Students will know what hibernation is, which animals hibernate and why they hibernate. Students will create a project that includes a written component and an oral component, which will demonstrate what the student knows about hibernation.
Student will design and carry out a scientific experiment to test possible improvements to a prototype (in this case, a prototype whirligig). A fictionalized, real-world scenario will frame the work to be completed by students. This is an in-class activity that would take place...
Students will create cards for a specific person of their choice for a specific reason with the intention of communicating a specific feeling or emotion. Students will read and listen to array of poems and choose an appropriate poem and create an appropriate illustration for the situation. ...
Students will read and listen to multiple realistic fiction books centered on the topic of winter. They will choose and recommend the book they think best represents winter in their community. They will then present their opinion/explanation. At the end of the task, students will vote on the...
Students will analyze literary elements to show how a character’s traits contribute to her actions and thus the events of the story. They write letters to the author in which they explain a different action the character could have taken and how it would have changed the story.
