CarlosIPP

=Unit Planner=

Critical Content/Concept Web

 * Unit Theme**: Butterflies
 * Conceptual Lens:** Relationships
 * Unit Length:** 8 weeks


 * ===Unit Overview=== ||
 * Close your eyes and image the Monarch butterfly traveling across the United States to the beautiful town of Ocampo, Mexico where the butterfly stays for the winter months. In this unit, students will learn the great value of friendship by exchanging research about the butterfly with children in Mexico, and learn how through nature we are all connected. ||

2.families of butterflies 3.stages of development from egg to butterfly 4.migration ||  || Garage Band Podcast in Spanish about Monarch butterfly
 * English || Mathematics || Science || Social Studies || Second Language || Art || Insert Integration Area ||
 * ||  || 1. butterfly's classification

1. vocabulary and phrases in Spanish about Monarch butterfly's life changes from caterpillar to mature Monarch butterfly

2. Information in Spanish about migration to Mexico. ||  ||   ||

Designer(s): Carlos Ochoa-Spanish and 2nd grade Mrs. Daigle-Science
Students will understand that communicating in another language is a way of making friends and sharing information. How can communicating what I know about the Monarch butterfly in another language help me make new friends?
 * Essential Question:**

How can learning about the Life Cycle of living things help me appreciate my environment?

=Jay School Department's Mission Statement=

The Jay School Department will provide an educational environment designed to encourage each student to acquire the necessary skills and perspectives needed for a meaningful life and career. All schools will strive to encourage students to form desirable habits that are necessary for them to become responsible, informed citizens. In general, we aim to have students develop attitudes and practices necessary for satisfying, worthwhile lives.