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aMaze – Families All Matter and Curriculum Links. South Washington County Schools. aMAZE – Families all Matter. All children (all people!) need to feel safe and feel like they belong Understanding differences, not fear it. Celebrate!. 833 Options.
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aMaze – Families All MatterandCurriculum Links South Washington County Schools
aMAZE – Families all Matter • All children (all people!) need to feel safe and feel like they belong • Understanding differences, not fear it. Celebrate!
833 Options • Use the entire program as intended (monthly/ weekly reading of 10 Themes) • Insert books designated to grade levels when and where they fit into the curriculum
Why did we do this? • Not “one more thing” for teachers to add to their already FULL platter. • Looking at state standards to imbed books into current curriculum (Language Arts, Health, Science, Social Studies) • Keep books curriculum related in case of parent concern • Natural transition from aMaze book discussion to curricular area
How we did “it”. • Review state standards at each grade level in: • Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Health • Read each book • Find the standard at a grade level that fits the content of the book
Families All Matter discussion guide Decide if you’d like a specific grade level to cover this discussion
SoWashCo’s Curriculum Link Title: From Far Away (aMaze curriculum guide – Immigration p. 5) By Robert Munsch/Saoussan Askar Grade Level: 2 Curriculum Links: Social Studies: How does a community meet the needs of its people? -Ethnic diversity/Cultural differences - Compare and Contrast life in the US with life in another country - Identify types of communities: city, town, suburb, farm - Identify USA’s neighboring countries
Reading Comprehension Strategies • Visualizing • Questioning/ • Inferring • Connecting • Determining Importance (Not Applicable) • Synthesizing
6 Traits of Writing • Voice • Sentence Fluency • Word Choice • Organization
Genre Studies - Reading • Realistic Fiction • Fantasy • Historical Fiction • Poetry • Etc…
Genre Studies - Writing • Personal Narrative • Descriptive • Realistic Fiction • Historical Fiction • Fantasy • Etc…
2nd Grade Literacy LinksFrom Far Away • More ways to use this book: Literacy – • Genre – Realistic Non-Fiction • Questioning/Inference • Visualization • 6 Traits – Voice • Writer’s Workshop – Personal Narrative, Letter Writing
Caring Patience Cooperation Integrity Perseverance Friendship Resourcefulness Patience Pride Courage Effort Truthfulness Responsibility No-Put Downs Curiosity Character Education
2nd Grade Character Ed. LinkFrom Far Away • Character Education: Courage
aMaze / Curriculum Link Lesson Plan • Read the book and have the discussion as intended by the Families All Matter project THEN • Use the book as curricular supplement