INTEGRATED UNIT TOPIC: Season

GRADE LEVEL: 3
GROUP MEMBERS: Kristen Eleftheri, Shannon Krebs, Brigid Dowdle, Cori Brown
DAY 1
THEME: Spring
PRESENTER: Kristen

Lesson 1: Science, Movement, Singing

Students will learn about the common structures of plants
and create a song and dance to help remember the parts of a plant.
Science:
3.3.1 Identify the common structures of a plant including its roots,
stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Describe their functions.
Movement:
3.1.1 Demonstrate mature fundamental nonlocomotor and
manipulative movement skills with variations.
Singing:
3.1.2 Sing expressively with varied of dynamics and appropriate
phrasing.
Lesson 2: Math and Instruments
Students collect rain and measure the amount collected and graph it,
once done they participate in a rain circle using body percussion and
instruments.
Math:
3.M.2: Choose and use appropriate units and tools to estimate and
measure length, weight, and temperature. Estimate and measure
length to a quarter-inch, weight in pounds, and temperature in
degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
3.DA.2: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths with
rulers to the nearest quarter of an inch. Display the data by making a
line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate
units, such as whole numbers, halves, or quarters.
Instruments:
3.2.7 Follow the cues of a conductor

DAY 2
THEME: Fall
PRESENTER: Shannon
Krebs

Lesson 1: Writing and Instruments

Students will write a poem about the colors that they see during
fall (leaves, other plants, sky, etc.) and use instruments to help
describe the colors and feelings that they are experiencing.

Writing:
3.RF.4b
Read and write poetry orally with accuracy, appropriate rate,
and expression on successive readings.
Instruments:
3.3.6
Use voices and instruments to
improvise
appropriate sound effects or accompaniments to a poem
or short story.

Lesson 2: Art and Movement

Students will draw an image of what they believe the school and
surrounding area look like in the fall and then move with how
they believe the weather would be like in the fall to rhythms that
the student will follow.
Art:
3.6.2
Create artwork that communicates personal ideas and
experiences.
Movement:
3.1.4 Demonstrate movement skills and patterns following
specific rhythms.

DAY 3
THEME: Winter
PRESENTER: Brigid
Dowdle

Lesson 1: Science, physical education, music

Students will listen to a poem about Winter at the beginning of
the class. They will then use their bodies by demonstrating
mature fundamental locomotor skills to show what they think
the weather was like in the poem. They will then use any
different instruments or materials in the classroom to make a
soundtrack to the poem demonstrating what they think winter

sounds and movements look and sound like.

Science- 3.1.1 Generate sounds using different materials,
objects and techniques. Record the sounds and then
discuss and share the results. (physical science)
Physical Education- 3.1.1 Demonstrate mature
fundamental locomotor and manipulative movement skills
with variations.(movement)
)
Music- 3.3.6 Use voices and instruments to improvise
appropriate sound effects or accompaniments to a poem
or short story. (creating music)
Lesson 2: Social Studies, Music and Writing
Students will discuss and study the different climates that occur
during the winter time in the United States. They will then listen to a
song and write an essay about it.
Social Studies- 3.3.8 Identify the major climate regions of
the United States and explain their characteristics
(geography)
Writing- 3.W.2.1 Write legibly in print or cursive,
leaving space between letters in a word, words, in a
sentence, and words and the edges of the paper.
(Handwriting)
Music- 3.6.1 Describe tempo, dynamics, articulation, and
rhythmic and melodic elements through movement,
writing, or illustration.
DAY 4
THEME: Weather
(Summer)
PRESENTER:
Cori Brown

Lesson 1: Reading, Music (Instruments), Language Arts

Read a couple books that also incorporate different types of summer
weather. Compare and contrast the differences in setting, plots, and
themes. Make a compare and contrast chart on board with students.
Use instruments to compare and contrast different sounds of
different weather. Read story again and let students pick out
instruments that they think best go along with the different types of
weather. Allow students to quickly play instrument at the designated
time.
Reading- 3.RL.4.2:Compare and contrast the themes,

settings,and plots of stories written by the same author about the

same or similar characters (e.g.,in books from a series).
Music- Music-3.3.6 Uses voices and instruments to improvise
appropriate sounds effects or accompaniments to a poem or
short story
L.A.-3.SL.2.2: Explore ideas under discussion by drawing on
readings and other information.
Lesson 2: History (Geography) , Science, L.A., Music
Students will take a field trip outside to try to find all the
insects,animals, and plants you can. Have students record what they
see and also how the climate is for that day. Have students pick a
insects, animals, or plant they found an write about how that
organism lives, what they eat, what they do during the days/nights
and how does the climate help or harm the object. The students story
should be written in the form for an example: The life of a
ladybug. Allow the students to be creative and use their
imagination. Give examples of different states including different
climates, animals, plants, etc. Have students then pick out an
instrument that they think best sounds like their plant, insect, or
animal.
Geography- 3.3.9 Describe how climate and the physical
characteristics of a region affect the vegetation and animal life
living there.
Science-3.2.5 Describe natural materials and give examples of
how they sustain the lives of plants and animals.
L.A. 3.SL.4.2: Create oral presentations that maintain a clear
focus, using various media when appropriate to emphasize or
enhance certain facts or details.
Music- 3.3.5 Improvise appropriate rhythmic movement to
accompany a song or instrumental piece.

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