2026-04-26

Home in Place
Learners collaboratively build a story map of their school or surrounding area.
Unit:Geographies of HomeIncludes
Mapping activity sheets, Home in place slides
2026-04-26

We Went Looking for Home
Learners begin to understand the idea of home is hard to contain. Learners brainstorm all the feelings, sensations, images, and memories that come up when they think of home.
Unit:Geographies of HomeIncludes
We Went Looking for Home but We Found… (Al-Bustan camp multimedia book)
Other concepts
Active listeningAstronomical instrumentsAstronomyAudienceBelongingCause and effectCharacter traitsCollective identityCommunity mappingCompare and contrastConstellationsCreative writingCritical thinkingCultural heritageData collectionDay and nightDisplacementEarth's revolutionEarth's rotationFamilyFamily historyFolktaleFood cultureFuture-thinkingHomeHouse of WisdomIdentityImaginationIntergenerational knowledgeInterviewingIslamic Golden AgeJerusalemList poetryMap literacyMappingMeasurementMemoryMigrationNarrativeNarrative voiceNostalgiaObservationOral traditionOrbital motionPatternsPerformancePersonal historyPersonal narrativePerspectivePlace-based learningPlace identityPlant lifePower and representationPresentationPresentation skillsQuestion craftingRead-aloudReading comprehensionRecipesReflectionScholarshipScientific methodSeasonsSensory observationShadowsSound mappingStoryStorytellingSun's pathSynthesisVisual literacyVoiceWonder
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