Unit+2+Working+Together

=Key Question: =   How can we work together? = = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * What can we do in a dangerous situation?
 * What makes a team?
 * When does sharing make sense?
 * When should we work together? When should we work alone?
 * How can we contribute to a celebration?

= Web Resources: = http://www.goodcharacter.com/pp/citizenship.html

=[|Reading A-Z:]= Level G __Maria Joins the Team__ f Level H __Maria's Thanksgiving__ f __Terell's Taste Buds__ f Level I __Monster Soccer__ f __Life at the Pond__ nf Level J __Wonders of Nature__ nf __The Thanksgiving the Jacks Built__ f __The Thanksgiving the Other Jacks Built__ f Level L __Eggy's Easy Out__ f __Jessica Loves Soccer__ f __The Igloo__ f Level M __The Best Guess__ f __A Prairie Dog's Life__ nf __The Day Before Thanksgiving__ f Level N __Celebrating Food and Family__ nf __Life at the Pond__ nf =[|Discovery Streaming:] = TLC Elementary School: Understanding Good Citizenship Thanksgiving Day: America Celebrates Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving Giving Thanks

= IS Resources: = __50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet!__ 920.073 DEN __Mix-n-Match__ primary Kagen 371.36 KAG __Liberty and Justice__ video 19 minutes primary/inter 42845-2 __A Pledge is a Promise__ video 15 minutes primary/inter 42843-2 __The First Thanksgiving__ video 20 minutes primary/inter 42516-2 __Squanto and the First Thanksgiving__ DVD 25 minutes primary/inter 43970-5 __Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving__ video 12 minutes primary/inter 43871-2

= Print Resources: = = Read Aloud: =

Picture Books:
__He Saves the Day__ Hayles, Marsha F HAY (Century) __Clifford the Firehouse Dog__ Bridwell, Norman F BRI K (Century, Kelly, Lake Agassiz, Lewis and Clark, Phoenix, Viking, West, Wilder)

Chapter Books:
__The Barefoot Book of Heroic Children__ Hazell, Rebecca 920 HAZ (Kelly) __The Children's Book of Heroes__ William J. Bennett 808.8 CHI (Ben Franklin, Eielson, Lewis and Clark, Viking, Wilder) __Everyday Heroes Take a Stand__ Wheeler, Jill C. 920 WHE (Lake Agassiz, Phoenix) __Heroes of the Day__ Louis, Nancy 363.34 LOU (Century, Kelly, Lake Agassiz, Lewis and Clark, Twining, Phoenix, Viking, West, Wilder, Winship)

= Library Media Collections: = __Spend a Day With Firefighters__ DVD DVD 24 (West) __Clifford Saves the Day__ video 45 minutes (Winship) = Technology Activities: =


=Inquiry Project: Organize a Club = Children consider the needs of their school or community. In groups, children organize clubs to address one of these needs or to solve a problem.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

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