Third Grade Transdisciplinary Themes 2017 2018

(Nov. 20th-24th Thanksgiving) (Feb. 19th-23rd Pres. Week) (Mar. 26th -30th Spring Week) (State testing - Early May)
Who We How We Organize How We Express Where We Are In How the World Sharing the
Are Ourselves Ourselves Place & Time Works Planet
Aug. 28 - Sept.22 Sept. 25 - Nov. 3 Nov. 6 - Dec. 21 Jan. 8 - Feb. 16 Feb. 23 - April 13 April 16 - May 25
4 week 6 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks 6 weeks
3 weeks of routines L.A. - Unit 1 () L.A. - Unit 3 L.A . -Unit 5 L.A. - Unit 7 L.A .- Unit 9
L.A- Unit 1 () & Unit 2 & Unit 4 & Unit 6 & Unit 8 & Unit 10
Central Idea: Central Idea: Central Idea: Central Idea: Central Idea: Central Idea:
Rights and Populations make Verbal and written Influential people Predictable patterns Living things have
responsibilities decisions that change communication shed light on can be observed on adapted to survive
environments.
establish how bridges the gap personal and Earth and the solar within their
humans interact. Key Concepts: between the real and historical timelines. system. ecosystems.
* causation
Key Concepts: *connection
fantasy world. Key Concepts: Key Concepts: Key Concepts:
*responsibility *change Key Concepts: *reflection *causation *function
*causation Related Concepts: *reflection *change *change *connection
*function decisions community, *perspective *perspective *function *form
Related Concepts: impact. *connection Related Concepts: Related Concepts: Related Concepts:
citizenship, impact, An inquiry to: *form sequences, influence, patterns, cycles, impact adaptation, interdependence,
actions -How community Related Concepts: interpretation, opinions structure
decision making is interpretation, differences,
structured structure
An inquiry into: An inquiry into:
An inquiry into: -An era in which a person An inquiry into:
-A case study into our -The interaction between
-A profile of a responsible lives can influence his or -Different types of
local region An inquiry into: the sun, moon, and Earth.
citizen her actions ecosystems
-Civic rights and -The structure of tales -The causes of the Earths -Various animal
-The impact decisions -Biographies share a
-Common themes of seasons.
responsibilities to our have on the growth of a persons perspective adaptations
literature that connect
class, school, community region -Peoples actions shape -Planets and stars and -Extinction
and the world cultures
*Maidu Field Trip society their role in our solar -The function and
-The impact of peoples -How literature is
Sept. 12th Students reflect on system. structure of plants
actions reflective of a culture and
& personal histories. *Monterey Bay Aquarium
its values. *Planetarium
*Community Service *Bernhard Museum *Valentine
March 9th May 3rd and 4th
Project Due Sept. 15th Oct. 10th and Oct. 13th Feb. 14th
Past/Present/Future Fairy tales Patterns/Solar System Biomes/Adaptations
Responsibility/Rights Biographies