Monday, September 8, 2014

September Big Ideas

Big Ideas In Our Learning For This Month…

Reading – We are learning to be meaning makers by determining and summarizing important ideas with supporting details in a variety of texts.

Writing – We are learning to generate ideas about a topic and order main ideas and supporting details that could be used to develop a summary using graphic organizers.

Oral – We are learning to listen to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes.

Media –
We are learning to understand a variety of media texts and how media forms create meaning.

Math – We are learning to read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 10 000, decimal numbers to tenths. We are learning to solve problems involving the addition, subtraction.

Science- We are learning to investigate and understand the specific characteristics and properties of light and sound.

Social Studies - identify Canada’s political and physical regions, and describe their main characteristics and some significant activities that take place in them.

Arts – We are learning to use the elements and principles of design to create two-dimensional pieces of artwork.

Health – We are learning to identify risks associated with communications technology and describe precautions and strategies for using these technologies safely.