Curriculum Table 3 3 15
Curriculum Table 3 3 15
Curriculum Table 3 3 15
Standard
("The student
will
understand")
Play can
encompass
many
different
activities
(social play,
manipulativ
e play,
imaginative
play,
structured
play).
Central
problem
What does
it mean to
play?
W.2.5 With
guidance and
support from
adults and peers,
focus on a topic
and strengthen
writing as needed
by revising and
editing.
RI.2.6 Identify
the main purpose
of a text,
including what
the author wants
to answer,
explain, or
describe.
W.2.8 Recall
information from
experiences or
gather
information from
provided sources
to answer a
question.
SL.2.1
Participate in
collaborative
conversations
with diverse
partners about
grade 2 topics
and texts with
peers and adults
in small and
Subject: Literacy
Assessment
Facts
Skills
("The students
will know")
("The students
will be able
to")
Student
writing
samples
(drafts, edits,
revisions,
published
work)
Observations
while
students are
working alone
or in groups
Play is a
popular
theme in
childrens
books
There are
many
different
types of
play
Authors
make
choices
about the
way they
write in
order to
convey
meaning
Writing
from the
perspectiv
e of
someone
else
requires
empathy
and
imaginatio
n
Your
writing
Problems to
pose
("Guiding
questions" or
"unit questions")
Draw on
prior
knowledge
about play
and work in
small groups
to develop
questions
about play
What does it
mean to
play?
How do I
play?
Why do I
play?
Identify
different
points of
view within
a story
When do I
play?
Where do I
play?
How do I
play with
others?
Write from
the
perspective
of someone
else
Discuss the
importance
of a shared
place to play
Identify and
write using
descriptive
words
Write to a
specific
Activities:
Fill in a KWL
chart about
play
through
whole-group
and smallgroup work
Brainstorm
ways to play
with a
student who
you cant
verbally
communicat
e with
Write from
the
perspective
of someone
in the story
Roxaboxen
Write a
proposal
about what
each part of
the
classroom
will look like
in our
classrooms
adventure
playground
should
change
depending
on who
your
audience
is
larger groups.
SL.2.2 Recount
or describe key
ideas or details
from a text read
aloud or
information
presented orally
or through other
media.
audience
Standard
("The student
will
understand")
Play can
take place in
school (the
classroom,
recess), the
community
(playground
s, parks),
and at
home.
Central
problem /
issue / or
essential
question
Assessment
Facts
Skills
("The students
will know")
("The students
will be able
to")
SL.2.1
Participate in
collaborative
conversations
with diverse
partners about
grade 2 topics
and texts with
peers and
adults in small
and larger
groups.
7.2.2.A.
Identify the
physical
characteristics
of places
7.3.2.A.
Identify the
Venn
diagram of
similarities
and
differences
between two
different
playgrounds
Studentdeveloped
questions
that get at
the cause of
differences
between the
two different
playgrounds
Statements
from
students
during Snap
Debate
Different
places have
different
physical
characteristi
cs (as it
applies to
playgrounds/
play spaces)
Geographic
location can
affect access
to highquality play
spaces
Adventure
playgrounds
are a
specific type
of play
space
Make
observations
about
similarities
and
differences
between two
different
playgrounds
and put
those
differences
into a Venn
Diagram
Debate the
pros and
cons of an
adventure
playground,
specifically
with regards
to safety
issues
Write a
Problems to
pose
Activities:
("Guiding
questions" or
"unit questions")
Where do I
play?
Why do I
play?
What makes
play fun?
How do I
play with
others?
Complete a
Venn
diagram
Snap debate
about the
safety/dange
rs of an
adventure
playground
(specifically
The Land in
Wales)
Construct an
adventure
playground
in our
classroom
effect of local
geography on
the residents
of the region
(food,
clothing,
industry,
trade, types of
shelter, etc.).
What
makes
play fun?
Adventure
playgrounds
are a topic
that can
divide adults
due to
safety issues
proposal for
their own
part of our
classrooms
adventure
playground
Design and
build the
adventure
playground
Standard
("The student
will
understand")
Play is an
important
social
interaction
that helps us
learn and
grow
Central
problem
2.MD.D.9
Generate
measurement
data by
measuring
lengths of
several objects
to the nearest
whole unit, or
by making
repeated
measurements
of the same
object. Show
the
Subject: Math
Assessment
Facts
Skills
("The students
will know")
("The students
will be able
to")
Students can
play math
games
Students can
come up
with a new
math game
of their own
Math Journal
pages on
measurement
Play/games
are great
ways to
practice
math skills
Playing
helps us
learn
There are 12
inches in a
foot, 3 feet
in a yard, 10
millimeters
in a
centimeter,
Play math
games to
enhance a
math skill of
their (or the
teachers)
choosing
Use
appropriate
units to
measure
different
objects
Problems to
pose
Activities:
("Guiding
questions" or
"unit questions")
How can
playing help
me to learn?
What makes
play fun?
Play different
math games
Create a new
math game
Practice
measuring
large spaces
(eg. their
own field or
play-ground)
What does
it mean to
play?
measurements
by making a
line plot, where
the horizontal
scale is marked
off in wholenumber units:
2.MD.A.1
Measure the
length of an
object by
selecting and
using
appropriate
tools such as
rulers,
yardsticks,
meter sticks,
and measuring
tapes.
etc.
There is a
difference
between US
and Metric
unites of
measurement
Different
tasks call for
different
means of
measurement (eg. a
large table
vs. a flower
petal)