• Environments
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       In Unit 1, students will be reading Traditional Tales, Folktales, Realistic Fiction, Informational Text, and Poetry.  Each week students will address one essential Focus Question related to the Unit Theme: Environments.  At the end of this unit, the students will be able to answer the Theme Essential Question: How does our environment affect us?
     
     
       Focus Questions:
          Week 1: How do people travel in different environments?
          Week 2: How do different cultures relate to their environment?
          Week 3: How can an environment affect lives and relationships? 
          Week 4: What creative solutions do people come up with to survive in their environment?
          Week 5: Why should we appreciate our environment?
     
     
    At the end of the unit, students will get the chance to apply what they've learned about environments in the Week 6 Project: A Safe Place to Play!