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Unit Title:

Sharing the Planet


Organizing Theme: Sharing the Planet Proposed Dates: May 18
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June 18
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Focus: Social Studies, PSPE, Language Concepts:
Responsibility, connection,
perspective
Central
Idea:
Relationships and interactions within
communities can create conflict or peace.
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Objective: We are assessing students knowledge of how to apply problem solving strategies.
Audience: Peers
Product:
Students will fill in a graphic organiser in class that includes generating possible solutions.
They will take personal action in order to address problems.
Inquiry
Into:

- Peace and conflict
- Appreciating the factors that influence
emotions and actions (RAFT)
- Our role in resolving conflict and
continuing positive action

Success
Indicator:
Students can resolve real life problems peacefully.
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What is peace?
What is conflict?
How can perspectives cause conflict/peace?
Why do people argue?
What factors can affect our emotions and actions?
What strategies can we use to resolve conflict?
How can we continue to promote peace?
Possible learning experiences these may take place in individual subject time, or within the Unit of Inquiry
Literacy:
Reading
During these first few weeks we are assessing students reading skills to ascertain their individual reading levels. This allows us to structure our reading programme according to
the needs of each student and ensures that students are reading books at the appropriate level. Home readers will be sent home as soon as this process is complete.
Library: Listening to stories which promote peace, how to create a peaceful environment in the library e.g. quiet voices, sharing books, taking turns checking out books
Literacy:
Writing
Students will be exposed to the following text types in their writing:
Recounts: Journals and reflections
Narrative writing: Poetry peace/sense poems
Expositions: Moral dilemmas/debates
Math
-Students will review all strands during this unit. We will apply problem solving strategies to real life situations throughout all Math strands.
-Students will select an appropriate method for solving a problem. (ie: mental estimation, written strategies, using a calculator)
I.C.T
Students will be introduced to Google Documents and will create a collaborative presentation document to celebrate their classmates and the end of Grade 2.
Students will continue to develop their keyboarding skills using various websites.
Arabic
Arabic A Students will learn vocabulary related to a problem in a story and they will continue to work on recognizing the characteristics that are involved in procedural writing.
They will read poetry and identify its features.
Arabic B. students will learn how to sort objects into categories by sounds and first or last letter. They will learn about clothing and vocabulary related to it.
Music
In Music and Strings, students are finishing their year by reviewing the skills they have learned. In Music, students are consolidating steady beat, solfege skills, playing on
xylophones, and moving to music. In Strings, students are working on their songs, Hot Cross Buns and Mary Had a Little Lamb, practicing bow technique, articulation, and sound
quality. The students will be learning to play their D Major scale.
Library
Students will continue to work using Destiny Quest. Students will inquire into the non-fictions sections, specifically the biographies. They will read stories related to conflict and
conflict resolution. They will have the opportunity to dramatize stories and role play alternative endings to stories.
P.E.
Students will be learning the importance of teamwork, cooperation, conflict resolution, problem solving and communication in adventure challenge activities. They will learn how
to resolve problems peacefully and how they can show respect for other team members.
The Arts
Students will discuss how to solve problems that arise in their art and look at them as opportunities to make it better or develop a new idea. Students will learn strategies to refine
art work and to work collaboratively on projects.

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