integrated curriculum
At Mother Teresa Elementary our students will learn under a theme of integrated curriculum. Integrated curriculum. Teachers will use integrated curriculum by teaching in a way that addresses a theme or topic through the lenses of different subject area. Integrated curriculum is teaching different disciplines of knowledge within one lesson.
Benefits of Integrated Curriculum:
Example of Integrated Curriculum Lesson:
Common Core Standards and Science Standards that students will meet:
Mr. Johnson's first grade class is doing a unit on the Weather and the changing seasons. First students will read a book on the weather (fall in particular). Students will record how many leaves fall for five consecutive days. Then students will go outside after the leaves have just fallen and pick their favorite leaf to bring back to class. They will observe the veins of leaves and redraw their leaf. They will then research what type of leaf each child has and which tree it comes from. We will research weather patterns and when leaves usually fall and why. Students will then predict the weather for tomorrow and predict how many leaves will fall that day then go out and observe and record how many leaves have fallen to see if they were accurate.
Benefits of Integrated Curriculum:
- Integrated curricula help students apply skills.
- An integrated knowledge base leads to faster re- trieval of information.
- Multiple perspectives lead to a more integrated knowledge base.
- Integrated curricula encourage depth and breadth in learning.
Example of Integrated Curriculum Lesson:
Common Core Standards and Science Standards that students will meet:
Mr. Johnson's first grade class is doing a unit on the Weather and the changing seasons. First students will read a book on the weather (fall in particular). Students will record how many leaves fall for five consecutive days. Then students will go outside after the leaves have just fallen and pick their favorite leaf to bring back to class. They will observe the veins of leaves and redraw their leaf. They will then research what type of leaf each child has and which tree it comes from. We will research weather patterns and when leaves usually fall and why. Students will then predict the weather for tomorrow and predict how many leaves will fall that day then go out and observe and record how many leaves have fallen to see if they were accurate.