Symbols

<p><i>Symbols</i>, a book in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3, gives students the opportunity to explore what symbols are and why they are used.<br><br>The books in Prufrock's new Differentiated Curriculum Kits employ a differentiated, integrated curriculum based on broad themes. This all-in-one curriculum helps teachers save planning time, ensure compliance with national standards, and most importantly, pique their students' natural excitement and interest in discovery.<br><br>By participating in the wide variety of activities in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3, students will discover the symbols around them and gain a lifelong desire to learn. Although we are surrounded by symbols for most of our lives, we take most of them for granted. In this study, students will learn why symbols are used, where they originated from, and how they are universally accepted. <i>Symbols</i> presents a study of today's practical symbols, as well as ancient symbols from Chinese and Mayan cultures.<br><br><i>Symbols</i>, along with the other books in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum Kit for Grades 1-3 (<i>Cycles</i>, <i>Discoveries</i>, <i>Faces</i>, and <i>Gifts</i>), makes teaching advanced learners easier!<br><br>Grades 1-3<br><br>This curriculum unit makes use of the following great children's literature books:</p><ul> <li> <i>The Paper Bag Princess</i> by Robert Munsch;</li> <li> <i>The Flying Dragon Room</i> by Audrey Wood;</li> <li> <i>Kingdom of the Sun: A Book of the Planets</i> by Jacqueline Mitton;</li> <li> <i>Math Curse</i> by Jon Scieszka;</li> <li> <i>Uncle Sam and Old Glory</i> by Delno C. West; and</li> <li> <i>Thunder Cake</i> by Patricia Polacco.</li> </ul> Planning Materials Unit Planner and Overview Enduring Understandings and Generalizations Guiding Questions Activities 1. Pre-Assessment 2. A Well-Rounded Circle 3. Symbols of Society 4. Symbol City 5. Get Lost at the Zoo 6. Shield vs. Shield 7. Symbols of Me 8. Cymbals 9. The Rulers of the Planets 10. Where Are the Dragons? 11. Chinese Symbols 12. The Curse of the Symbols 13. Patriotic Symbols 14. Flash to Bang 15. Water = H2O 16. Post-Assessment Attachments 1. Journal Assembly 2. Response Rubric 3. Circles Around 4. Face the Challenge 5. Symbol Squad Badge 6. Animal Symbols 7. Combination Lock 8. Crowns 9. Sentence Strip Research 10. Planet Symbols 11. Chant 12. World Map 13. Chinese Symbols 14. Basic Symbols 15. Evaluation Rubric Checklists Vocabulary and Materials Differentiation Strategies and TEKS National Standards