Cross-curricular learning is combining skills from different teaching strands, like math, writing, art and even cooking so that children can see the real-life connections for what they are learning at school. This is a common strategies for us in all grade levels. Here is one example that was shared with us from the grade 2/3 classes:
Before the March Break, Ms. Lazer's and Mr. Clark's
classes studied Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in order to prepare them
for when they entered our class "chocolate contest". Both classes had to
decide on the ingredients of the chocolates they would create, decide the number
of chocolates in their box, create an array for the chocolate to go inside the
box, design an original lid and write a persuasive letter to the judges of the
contest in hope that their chocolate idea will be selected.
This cross-curricular
unit incorporated math, language and art. These grade 2/3 children are really excited to
see if they will be the big winners of the chocolate contest!
Below are examples of several lids and an example of one student's persuasive writing (we're glad that she still found something healthy about chocolate!) Would you vote for her chocolate?
Dear Judges,
I am excited
to enter your Chocolate contest! I know that you're gonna love my Delicious
Rainbow chocolates and will
pick them as a winner! Firstly, I have eaten a lot of chocolate and I don’t
think they have enough colour so I added sprinkles to my Kisses! Next, I heard
that a lot of people in my neighbour like caramel so I put caramel in all of my chocolate so I’m sure
you’re gonna like them! Finally, I was reading a book at the Markham library
and one of the sentences said that dark chocolate is healthier
than white chocolate and all of my chocolates are dark which makes my chocolates
healthy! You should pick my chocolate because it is healthy. Have you seen a
chocolate with sprinkles before?
From, Tiannon
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