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Art 2009-2010: Students will read the book, "Sky Tree: Looking at Science Through Art," and go outside to examine trees in their natural environment. They will discuss the seasonal changes that most trees go through. In addition, they will discuss trees as living things and name all of the parts of the tree and how they are integral to its survival. Students will create a realistic tree painting that show roots, trunk, branches, leaves, and bark. They will discuss also discuss "mood" and how color choices affect the viewer's interpretation of the work. Students will use this information to create mood in their work as well as attempt to convey weather, seasonal changes, and time of day. To wrap up the project, students will read, "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein and discuss all of the different ways that the tree was used by the boy in the book. They will discuss the how humans depend on trees and trees depend on humans. Lastly, students will talk about our responsibilities to trees, such as not wasting paper.
 * 2008-2009,** **2009-2010**

Students will read the book, "Sky Tree: Looking at Science Through Art," and go outside to examine trees in their natural environment. They will talk about the seasonal changes that most trees go through. In addition, they will discuss trees as living things and name all the parts of the tree and how they are intergral to its survival. Students will create two paintings of trees in different styles - one abstracted tree inspired by the painting "Tree of Life," created by artist Gustav Klimt and another in the style of realism, with attempts to create visual texture in the painting. They will also discuss "mood" and how color choices affect the viewer's interpretation of the work. Students will use this information to create mood in their work as well as attempt to convey weather, seasonal changes, and time of day.

Music There are many songs that speak to: Communities and the relationships within and between, Access to equal opportunities, And especially:  peace and conflict resolution. Lyrical content of songs reflects the language of the times and culture.  . This POI will also be reinforced through use of the Concepts of Cooperation, empathy, tolerance, and respectfulness and how they relate to community life.

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Spanish - As we conclude the year with our environment unit, we will learn the names of many common things in our environment including plants, animals, insects, and other things in nature. The vocabulary will tie in nicely with the central idea for this POI. We will also watch a united streaming video segment about the Iberian lynx to learn how they became endangered and what Spain is doing to boost their population.

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