Class: Owls

Year: 2015/2016
October
What natural curiosity, needs,
wants, skills, and talents
motivate makers to explore
new experiences in different
areas of the Earth?

November
How do diverse groups of
makers living together in an
area of the Earth connect in
positive and negative ways?

December
How do the needs and wants of
makers living in an area of the
Earth influence what those humans
produce and consume?

Iowa City Geography

Iowa City History

Social Studies Alive! Chapters 1-4

Social Studies Alive!

Chapters 1-4

Economics of Iowa City

(Compare early and current
businesses in Iowa City)
Social Studies Alive!
Chapters 8-9

Historical Fiction/Biography Genre

Adventure Genre

Iowa City History

(Immigration. Student report
on family history.)
Activism in Communities
Social Studies Alive! Chapters
5-7
Poetry Genre

Nonfiction Genre

Quest Fantasy Genre

Diaries

Nonfiction Report
on Iowa City History

Poetry (Quest to Know Self)

Partner Books

Nature Journal
Soil, Rocks, and Landforms (Quest to
Understand the Earth)

Nature Journal
Soil, Rocks, and Landforms

Nature Journal
Soil, Rocks, and Landforms

Poetry Journal
Sun, Moon, and Planets (Quest to
Understand the Solar System)

Writing
Science

Teacher: Debbie Wilson/Christine Sobocinski

September
What features of the physical geography,
natural resources, and climate of an area of
the Earth influence makers to form a
community and how do those features
affect their quality of life?

Reading

Social Studies

Unit Theme

Curriculum Map

January
How do the needs and
wants of makers living in
an area of the Earth
influence what those
humans produce and
Economics of
Iowa City
Social Studies Alive!
Chapters 5-7

February
How do diverse groups of
makers living in an area of
the Earth come to govern
themselves?

March
How do diverse groups of
makers living in an area of
the Earth come to govern
themselves?

April
How do diverse groups of
makers living in an area of
the Earth come to govern
themselves?

May
Synthesis of Yearlong
Questions

Government of Iowa City

Government of Iowa City

Government of Iowa City

Review of Communities

Social Studies Alive!

Chapters 10-14

Social Studies Alive!

Chapters 10-14

Newspaper Genre
Persuasive Writing Genre

Traditional Tale Genre

(Fairy Tales/Fables)

Review of Written Work in

Preparation for End-ofYear Reflection

Puppet Play

End-of-Year Reflection

Prepare for Community

Night History Topic

Realistic Fiction Genre

Social Studies Alive!

Mystery Genre

Personal Quest for

Knowledge: Nonfiction
Report

Fiction Story that

incorporates facts about a
content area

Newspaper/Persuasive
Writing (4th grade students
write a persuasive essay.)

Composition Journal

Composition Journal

Sun, Moon, and Planets

Human Body (Quest to

Understand Our Bodies)

Power Point Presentation of a

Human Body System
Composition Journal
Human Body

Science

Writing

Reading

Social Studies

Unit Theme

Curriculum Map

Kids Rag
Nature Journal

Nature Journal

Outdoor Education (Quest

to appreciate and
understand the nature
around us)

Outdoor Education