Concept

Observation

3 lessons

2026-04-26

Astronomical Instruments

ScienceSocial Studies5th Grade

Learners explore the parts and function of different astronomical tools throughout the ages.

Unit:Astronomy

Includes

Astronomical tools thinking routine slides, Astronomical tools teacher guide

2026-04-26

Illustration of a home set within its surrounding landscape

Mapping exploration

ArtGeographySocial Studies3rd Grade

Learners rotate through mapping stations, starting to define their understanding of space and place through different modalities including geography and art literacies.

Unit:Geographies of Home

Includes

Lesson slides, Heart-map handout, My Map Book, Sarah Fanelli

2026-04-26

Illustration of food shared around a table and the stories it carries

Can a Picture Tell a Thousand Words?

English Language Arts3rd Grade

Learners begin to understand that storytelling is multimodal. Learners experiment in creating a wordless story inspired by a mentor text.

Unit:Food & Stories

Includes

Storytelling scaffold: people and places

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Active listening Astronomical instruments Astronomy Audience Belonging Cause and effect Character traits Collective identity Community mapping Compare and contrast Constellations Creative writing Critical thinking Cultural heritage Data collection Day and night Displacement Earth's revolution Earth's rotation Family Family history Folktale Food culture Future-thinking Home House of Wisdom Identity Imagination Intergenerational knowledge Interviewing Islamic Golden Age Jerusalem List poetry Map literacy Mapping Measurement Memory Migration Narrative Narrative voice Nostalgia Observation Oral tradition Orbital motion Patterns Performance Personal history Personal narrative Perspective Place-based learning Place identity Plant life Power and representation Presentation Presentation skills Question crafting Read-aloud Reading comprehension Recipes Reflection Scholarship Scientific method Seasons Sensory observation Shadows Sound mapping Story Storytelling Sun's path Synthesis Visual literacy Voice Wonder

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