How We Express Ourselves

Central Idea

Nature can inspire people to express their

crea1vity.

Lines of Inquiry
1. Crea1ve expression of ideas, feelings and emo1ons.

2. Nature and other sources of inspira1on.

3. Apprecia1ng dierent forms of crea1vity.

Unit Vocabulary

Crea1vity Interpreta1on Nature

Inspira1on Perspec1ve Apprecia1on
Expression Reec1on

Video Links
Ken Robinson: How schools kill crea1vity
Tim Brown: Tales of crea1vity and play

Transdisciplinary Learning

Mathema*cs
Shape and Space: Students will learn about 2D and 3D shapes. They
will be able to iden1fy them, classify them and use specic vocabulary
to describe an objects posi1on in space.
Language
Arts

Reading: Students will learn the reading strategy of visualiza1on and
inferring to help them understand poetry and other texts.
Wri1ng: Students will explore poetry and inquire into dierent poetry
features.
They will then use these when wri1ng their own poems.

Viewing
a
nd Presen1ng and Listening and Speaking: Students will have

opportuni1es to present and give feedback to presenta1ons. They will
and body language to
learn to use intona1on, volume, pace

communicate ideas.
Music: Students will explore musical
works inspired by nature. They
will respond to nature by crea1ng music ideas and nd ways to notate

their ideas. Original music will be recorded and performed.
Art: Students will explore dierent ar1sts and how they use nature as
a source of inspira1on in their artworks. They will respond by crea1ng

their own sculptures & nature pain1ngs.




Disciplinary
Learning

Language Arts
Mathema*cs

Word Study:
Knowledge:

Students con1nue
Place Value
to learn word
Basic Facts
paherns to
Order and
develop their
Sequence
spelling skills.
Paherns
Grammar:
Strategy:
Students will keep
Addi1on and
developing an
Subtrac1on
understanding of
Mul1plica1on
sentence structure
and Division
as well as
punctua1on.

Important Dates
Jan 28: Early Release day (1:15 end of day)
Jan 29: No school/ Teachers In Service Day
Feb 5: Ro\i Park Field Trip
Feb 23 27: February Break
Mar 5: No School/ Thai holiday

5 Essential Elements
Knowledge

Concepts

Skills

Action

Students respond to
their own and other
ar1sts works and
processes. Students
will demonstrate
knowledge of
dierent forms of
expression that will
allow them to be
crea1ve as they
explore personal
inspira1ons, feelings,
beliefs and values.

Form
Expression
Causa*on:
Inspira1on
Reec*on:
Apprecia1on

Communica*on:
Viewing and Presen-ng
Students understand the way in
which dierent forms of
expression can be used to
communicate feelings, ideas,
beliefs and values.

Thinking:
Students will use and apply
learned concepts to create and
design inspira1onal pieces.

Students will be able

to use their learning
to show an
apprecia1on of
dierent forms of
expression.

Learner Profile
and Attitudes
*Communicators
* Reec1ve
* Apprecia1on
* Condence
* Crea1vity

crea1vity is as important for the brain as a healthy diet. It can be a source of self-worth for some children and it can prepare them for
many of lifes challenges, which require a crea1ve approach in order to succeed,
Fostering Crea1vity in Children by Health and lifestyle magazine. ( hhp://www.healthmagazine.ae/fosteringcrea1vity-in-your-children/ )