ELA: We're On the Move (Through History)!
This course brings the Wit and Wisdom kindergarten module "America: Then and Now" to life through the visual arts.
About this Course
Meet Your Instructors
Course Introduction
Meet Sarah Aguda
Meet Linda Whelihan
Our Approach to 'America, Then and Now'
The Unit's Essential Question
Key Student Understandings
Video Lesson
Brain Target 1: Creating Emotional Connections
Brain Target 2: Setting Up Your Physical Space
Teacher Task
How Has Transportation Changed?
What is that Thing?
EOM Task Options
Video Introduction
Focus Question 1: Two-Voice Poems
Focus Question 2: Image Transfer Technique
Focus Question 3: Talk-Show Interviews
Focus Question 4: Zines
Ben Franklin's Inventions
Focus Question 5: Invention Stations and Spokespuppets
Teaching for Extension
Evaluation Options
Conclusion