CHRISTMAS TOWN Integrated Unit and Design Challenge!
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Description
Deck the halls! Jingle all the bells! It’s Christmas time!
What a crazy busy, but always fun holiday.
While all the world is waiting on Santa, we as teachers, do our best to keep the learning going during December. This is the perfect unit to engage students and put learning into action!
My motto is always, “When students Live It, they Learn It, and they will Love It! So, let’s challenge students to become city planners and design a special place, Christmas Town! All the while, they will be learning the design process, measurement, comprehension, maps, and more!
Basic Outline
•Build background knowledge of Christmas towns/cities/villages.
•Introduce concept of a city planner.
•Explore maps and creating maps.
•Learn about unit measurement and area.
•Challenge students to design and build Christmas Town.
•Experience the Design Process.
•Create Christmas Town advertisements.
•Share Christmas Town with others.
•Write reflections about the learning.
•Enrich independent reading with Wonderopolis via a Choice Board.
Lessons Included in this Unit:
Lesson One: Welcome to Christmas Town! Virtual Field Trip
Lesson Two: What is a City Planner?
Lesson Three: Get a Job? How Santa Got His Job
Lesson Four: You're Hired!
Lesson Five: Map It Out! Me on the Map & Mapping Penny's World
Lesson Six: Mapping Penny's World Vocabulary
Lesson Seven: Let's Count Units!
Lesson Eight: Building Christmas Town:The Design Process and Design Challenge:
Lesson Nine: Christmas Town Ad
Lesson Ten: Christmas Town Reflection
Lesson Eleven: Independent Reading Choice Board
Key Texts Used in this unit:
- Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
- Mapping Penny’s World by Loreen Leedy
- How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky
Added Features:
- Seesaw and Google Slide Choice Boards
- Simple step-by-step directions and tips for each lesson and design challenge.
- Reading strategies explained for each literacy lesson.
- Templates, Recording Sheets, & Student Response Pages Provided for Each Lesson
- Video Links included
- Technology tips and directions included for activities.
- Step-by-Step Guides for starting Seesaw and Jamboard
- QR Code Posters and Linked Text for easy navigation.
- Table of Contents
- List of additional picture books
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