TURTLES YEARLY PLAN 2014-2015

Organizing
theme
WHO WE ARE
WHERE WE ARE IN PLACE
AND TIME
HOW WE EXPRESS
OURSELVES
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
HOW WE ORGANIZE
OURSELVES
Unit Order 2 3 Ongoing 4 1
Dates
Integration
Service learning (spring)
-Bernardin Park
-Gender inequality: play and
the gender divide


Central Idea
Relationships with
people and things are
needed to make a house
a home
The world changes over
time
Imagination is a
tool for extending our
ability to think and express
ourselves
Experimenting with light
and color enables us to
use them for a variety of
purposes
Many products go
through a process of
change before they
are consumed or used
Lines of
Inquiry
The structure of a
house
The properties of a
home
The relationships
that are brought
into a home
What people value in
their home
Man-made objects
change their form
over time
Places change over
time
Time impacts the way
things are
Imaginative use of
materials
How imagination
helps us consider
other perspectives
How imagination
helps us to solve
problems
Experimenting with
light and color
Ways we can use
light and color
Light and color in
our everyday lives
How food is sorted
Changes food goes
through
People help to put
food on our table
TD Skills
Self-management
skills
Communication skills
Communication
skills
Thinking skills
Key
Concepts
Form
Connection
Responsibility
Form
Change
Perspective
Change
Perspective
Reflection
Function
Causation
Change
Form
Change
Responsibility
Related
Concepts

Adaptation
Opinions
Behaviour

Properties
Transformation
Initiative
Learner
Profile
Attributes
Communicators
Open-minded
Knowledgeable
Thinkers
Risk-takers
Communicators
Inquirers
Knowledgeable
Communicators
Inquirers
Reflective