Grade 3 Month 1 The Wonder of Beginnings
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CA$44.00
CA$44.00
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As students begin to feel the dreamy aspects of childhood passing away, it is a great time to use Creation Stories to guide them to reconnect with the people and world around them. They will hear stories from their local Indigenous culture and other global cultural/religious stories. These stories tell of a beginning, a loss, and a search for connection and mimic the emotional state of the 8 and 9-year-old. Such stories will form the basis of the third-grade year.
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Curriculum Areas/Learning Outcomes
Language Arts: Concept: Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy, and stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities, and stories can be understood from different perspectives.
Connection: From the perspective of those who speak the story's original language and those who receive the translated story, you and your child will hear several versions of the same story to build their feeling for perspective. And we can use the inspiration from these stories to generate new ideas as we explore their themes. What is similar and different about the few creations/origin stories your child has heard?
Social Studies: Concept: People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life, and Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions and collective memory.
Connection: You’ll pass on one of the oldest oral stories of your area which is a perfect example of the role of moral guidance.
Connection: From the perspective of those who speak the story's original language and those who receive the translated story, you and your child will hear several versions of the same story to build their feeling for perspective. And we can use the inspiration from these stories to generate new ideas as we explore their themes. What is similar and different about the few creations/origin stories your child has heard?
Social Studies: Concept: People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life, and Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions and collective memory.
Connection: You’ll pass on one of the oldest oral stories of your area which is a perfect example of the role of moral guidance.
Curriculum Overview
As the child awakens to feeling and becomes a separate, individual person we want to support their feeling for the interconnectedness of life on earth. Creation stories from the world’s cultures and religions provide a theme of hope, connection and responsibility. These are the very aspects of being human that the child turning 9 is in need of. Hand in hand with these stories is a focus on archetypal callings such as the farmer, tanner, tailor, weaver, herder, etc. These roles showcase the interconnectedness of life on earth and illustrate how each of us belongs. All four core subjects will overlap in each month/unit. In math the child in the third year will focus on measurement as a way to better understand the world. In literacy the child will focus on grammar and spelling as well as expanding writing and reading skills. Social Studies will bring indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and culture. Science will bring the details of living organisms we find around us.