| Rationale: | Why is the topic important? How does it relate to education? Does it promote lifelong learning and character education? |
| Grade Level: | Interdisciplinary learning should span several grade levels. |
| Unit Goals: | What are the broad goals for the unit? What do you expect, in general terms, to accomplish? What are the goals for content? For skill development? For affective learning? |
| Concept Maps: | The CURRICULUM WEB will graphically describe the curriculum areas that will be studied during your unit. The TOPIC WEB will graphically describe the topical areas to be included during your unit. |
| Book List: | An annotated list should include children's books that support and complement the unit of study. Books should cover a variety of genres. |
| Evaluation: | Alternative methods of assessment should be included, specified, and described. Some suggestions for consideration: anecdotal records, other observations with written documentation, writing samples, art projects, drawings, cooperative learning records, digital pictures and video, and journals. |
| Standards: | The focus of the thematic unit should be a relevant topic. All content areas must be seamlessly worked into the topic. State and local standards should be correlated to the activities chosen. |
| Curriculum Objectives: | Identify
objectives (concepts) that are taught and are related to the topic of your unit. These objectives (concepts) will identify the topic-related information that students will be expected to learn. |
| Introducing Activity: |
Describe the extravagant way you plan to introduce the theme. The introduction should be concrete and actively involve the students. |
| Daily Plans: | Each day is to be planned in the following areas: Reading/language arts, mathematics, social studies, and program activities. For each of these areas, the standards should be identified as well as topical (objectives) concepts that are to be presented. Activities should be learning styles based and technology driven. |
| Supporting Documents: |
A copy of any materials (activity sheets, directions for cutouts, etc.) used during the lessons should be included. If checklists are to be used for documenting performance, those should be designed and included as well. |
| Culminating Activity: | Describe the way you plan to close the theme. The culminating activity should be concrete and actively involve the students, parents, and community. |
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