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In this unit, students become close observers of the living world right outside their classroom or on their windowsill. They watch a plant, bug, or animal over time, figure out what it needs to survive, and connect their observations to animals they encounter during reading.
As students work toward the culminating performance task, they design and build something, a shelter, cover, or tool, that copies how their living thing already protects itself or meets its needs. Students take real action to help their living thing, track their actions over time, and share how their design connects to what they learned about survival.
Task statement
Following is the rubric to be read to and discussed with students (cognates are highlighted in blue). The Spanish version is for bilingual classrooms.
My Corner of the World - Rubric.pdfSPA My Corner of the World - Rubric.pdfTeacher's Implementation Guide
The Teacher Implementation Guide is a practical companion that helps you bring each Future-Powered Classroom unit to life. Rather than providing a scripted curriculum, it offers a flexible roadmap that helps teachers create engaging, student-centered learning experiences while maintaining the integrity of the unit's goals.
FP1 Implementation Guide_ Unit 3- My Corner of the World.pdfActivity Lists
For a Future-Powered Classroom, an Activity List isn't simply a list of assignments. It's a collection of purposeful learning experiences that students select from based on their interests, readiness, learning goals, or the executive function skills they need to strengthen.
Unit 3 AL.pdfSPA Unit 3 AL.pdfFacilitation Grid
Progress Monitoring Checklist
The Facilitation Grid and Progress Monitoring Checklist above are images. Please see your consultant for copies of both tools for implementation.
Student Action Checklist helps students recognize and celebrate the behaviors that contribute to a positive, collaborative classroom community. Rather than focusing only on academic learning, the checklist encourages students to reflect on the habits and executive function skills that help them become responsible classmates and successful learners.
My Corner of the World_ Student Action Checklist.pdfSPA-My Corner of the World_ Student Action Checklist.pdfPage updated
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