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 * 2008-2009, 2009-2010 **

Art

2009-2010- Students will create a painting of an oviparous (egg laying) animal in its natural environment. They will read, "Chickens Aren't the Only Ones," and discuss the differences between mammals and oviparous animals. They will include non-living things in their painting that would also reside in the animal's environment. As part of the line of inquiry, "conflict resolution and management," students will use many of the transdisciplinary skills that fall under the categories of communication, self-management, and social skills to problem solve and resolve conflicts that arise in the art room while sharing materials and workspace. Also, the attitudes of cooperation and respect will be emphasized at all times to create a calm, peaceful work environment.

Students will create a painting of an oviparous (egg laying) animal in its natural environment. They may choose to include other living and non-living things in their painting that would live in this environment. Students will also use many of the transdisciplinary skills that fall under the categories of communication, self-management, and social skills to problem solve and resolve conflicts that arise in the art room. Also, the attitudes of cooperation and respect will be emphasized at all times to create a calm, peaceful work environment.

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.

PE The students will participate in games like "Meteor Ball" in which they will experience the need to work as a group for a common goal."Meteor Ball" is played with a huge ball and teams are devided. The goal is to score points by getting it over the goal line. Team members need focus and cooperation to accomplish the goal.

Spanish The Iberian Lynx is endangered. We will look at the reasons why and what the country of Spain is doing to help.

Library Students are introduced to NetTrekker, a RRISD online search engine, by researching 'Chinese New Year' together as a class and learning about the features of this resource. Students explore NetTrekker and InfoBits with a topic of their choice so they can compare the two resources.