Interdisciplinary Planning Matrix / Proyecto Interdisciplinario:

Teacher /Docente:
Mary Jo Fecha:sept,oct,nov School/Colegio: Name of the Project / Nombre del Proyecto: Time Period / Duración:
2014 San Antonio Gr.:3rd.
Projects/Proyectos
Áreas Content / Contenidos conceptuales Skills & Procedures/Contenidos procedimentales (whole class, small groups or individual projects /
de toda la clase, en pequeños grupos o proy. individuales)
 answer questionnaires
 High frequency words  relate pictures with new vocabulary and with phrases.
( I,said,here,there,etc).  picture-word dictation
 Diagraphs  picture-sentence dictation
 daily dictations.
 Tricky words (exceptions to the rule).  picture dictation.
 miming dictations.
 Simple present.  brainstorm for adjectives, nouns and verbs
 listen to the teacher reading the story.
 Simple past.
 repeat phrases together(drilling).
 Future “going to”  checking for mispronunciations.
 reading out loud individually and in groups.
 Story settings.  reading after the teacher paying special attention to the vocabulary as
the teacher will read utilizing opposites.
 Nouns, adjectives and verbs.
 look for words up in the dictionary or the internet.
 match words /images with meanings.
 write sentences related to the story.
 relate one sentence to another to create a paragraph and consequently
a summary of the story.
 check outcomes with peers and with the class.
LITERATURE:
 write drafts, check them with peers first and then with the teacher.

Lenguaje / Lengua

“Curious George” “Upside down” song by Jack Johnson. Write, sing and analyze
vocabulary and relate the lyrics to the book curious George.
 write short stories based on pictures (first,then,after that and finally)
“Walter the baker”
 Eliciting previews vocabulary known.
 Predicting outcomes.
“ A time for friends”  Describing objects and places.
 Retelling stories oral and written.
 Ordering events using story language (oral and written).
Poems for kids
 Expressing own ideas.
 Reading on sight high frequency words.
 Blending phonemes.
 Working out unfamiliar words.
 Giving reasons: written and oral.
 Recognizing settings in a story.
 Listening for pleasure and comprehension.
 Guessing words in the context.
 Writing summaries.
 check outcomes with peers and with the class.
 write drafts, check them with peers first and then with the teacher.
 use specific vocabulary for baking (nouns and verbs)
 write and edited version of the story in a short and simple way.
 read and discuss the book and its “unfairness” with the class.
 imagine those situations in our days.
 write answers to hypothetical situations. For instance, ”What would
you do if the mayor of your city tells you to leave it forever?”
Matemáticas

 Solving story problems.

Maths /

 Word count to 9,000.  Counting up to 9,000: skipping by 10, 100,150,etc.

Content/Contenidos Conceptuales:
The student will / El alumno:  Making up new story problems based on the stories.

 Read on sight.  Number dictations (with numbers and with words)

 Read with the correct pronunciation and entonation.

Resources needed / Recursos humanos y materiales
 Retell short stories.  Sequencing numbers exercises.
 Story problems.  Teacher´s laptop.
 Teacher´s speakers.
 TV set
 Write short summaries, short stories and lists.
 4 Basics operations.  exercise the skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division  Readers
 Magazine “TEACHERS”
 Comprehend and relate stories with own
experiences.  Dictionaries.
 Dictations.  number patterns  Recordings.
 Learn new specific vocabulary.  Videos.
 Games and activities online.
 Telling the time  telling the time with the use of fractions.  Classroom material.
 Differentiate nouns, adjectives and verbs.

 Describe pictures.
 Fractions to tell the time (half and quarter)

 Friendship.
 Discussing conflicts and dangerous situations (school bullying)
 Types of jobs.
 Peer and group debates about certain topics.
 Family relationships.
 Describing places in the zoo and in the pet zoo. Mini lessons for small groups or unique students /
 Daily routines. Lecciones para pequeños grupos o ANEE

 Family safe environment.  Differentiating types of governments /life styles/jobs now and
before.
 Different classes of rulings in cities and
Social studies

countries(mayor, governor, president vs. king,

duke duchess) 
.
 Social classes long time ago.
-According to necessity teacher will give special assignments to sts. with special
needs and to sts. that require extra activities; always trying to excel their abilities.
 Bullying.

Procedures / Contenidos Procedimentales:

The student will / El alumno:
Nat. Science/Cs.Nat.

 Comparing Argentinean with American bakery.

 Read on sight high frequency words.
 Use phonological knowledge to understand , predict
and check unfamiliar words meanings.  life in the city and in the jungle: similarities and 
 Blend phonemes for reading. differences.
  Recognize ways to create emphasis ( bold Evaluation, Sel-assessment / Evaluación, Autoevaluación (Strategies & Instruments /
print,capitalization,etc) Estrategias e instrumentos)
 Retelling stories ordering events.
 Re-enact stories.
 Describe stories settings.
 Relate stories with own experiences.
 Express ideas and feelings.
 Write sentences to summarize a story. Formative assessment:
 Identify and classify wild or domestic animals. -Anecdotal record of the children showing:
#self confidence , independence and initiative.
 Solve story problems.
#interaction with peers and adults; participation in group work; seeking for help; care for
 Count up to9,000
others; solving conflicts.
 Manage the 4 basic operations according to the level. #listening and speaking; recognizing letters , sounds, expressions and symbols;
 Tell the time. recognizing connection between reading, writing and talking.
 Write to the dictation with words /images and #following classroom rules; routines; managing resources; adapting to changes;
mimics .

Art/Plás.
developing motor skills.
 Apply scientific method for investigating. #seeking understanding about themselves and others.
 Self asses and peer correct.
Summative assessment:
Teacher will record evidence (anecdotal, photos, videos, drawings, written) of children´s
understanding of the central idea to compare progress in learning .

Student self-assessment:
Sts. will reflect on their written and recorded abilities, interests, likes and dislikes .

Singing “Upside down “by Jack Johnson.

 “Upside down” by Jack Johnson

Música

Attitudes & Values / Contenidos Actitudinales

(Social Skills & Personal Development /
Formación ética y ciudadana)

The student will / El alumno:  Role playing: Parent or child agreements /

 Work out to cope with frustration and lack of  Forgiveness. Acuerdos con padres o alumnos
patience.  Promoting peace/ freedom/friendship.
 Identify the need of autonomy and independence.  Service towards others .
 Value democracy as a way of living freely.
 Appreciate the love given by the family and friends.  Correct behavior in a family/school/ city. Special cases will be treated in private meetings when needed.
 Looking ahead, working together.
 Discuss citizen´s rights and obligations in the society.
 Compassion and sensitivity.
 Differentiate correct and incorrect behavior.
Ethics/Conviv.

 Accepting consequences to rational acts.

 Following rules .  Debating about correct behavior in school/family/city.
 Overcoming bullying.
  miming
 miming songs,stories,phrases, sentences,etc .

P.E./E.Fís.