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Super Thematic Units (Integrated Topic Studies Rich Tasks)
Each Task has a wider range of starting ideas with them. These include online interactive activities, Mindmaps, lesson ideas, multiple intelligence activities, printables, banner as well as a full range of internet links for further resources. From this wealth of starting ideas and activities your pupils will be able to pick their own learning paths, or you will be able to scaffold them through the learning process. PLEASE note that we have now moved our onliine links to delicious.com/in2edu so visit there to get our newer online links for each topic. Simply type in the topic in the search engine to find rated and commented sites. Super Thematic units are designed as rich tasks, to get pupils thinking and looking for connections in life... i.e. how are a bird and plane similar/ different? |
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| A theme looking at how we celebrate... from birthdays to death, countries and holiday... a slice of life of cultures around the world. | ||||
| A theme looking at "life cycles" and the pattern of a circle. Brings in the golden rectangle and other patterns of inspiration. | ||||
| Around the world and in NZ with the theme Theme: Same but Different. Easy to adapt to your own needs. | ||||
| Includes spiders, survival, disasters and more of the icky and scary side of life. A great topic to get lots of discussion going on. | ||||
| Looking at all things that fly.... planes, insects, birds, balloons, hang gliders, flying squirrels and more. | ||||
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Look at courage, what is the difference between a hero, being famous and being a celebrity. How do our heroes express what we value as individuals or a group? | |||
| Early New Zealand / Immigration (also suits adapting to exploring history of most countries in the world) Canterbury context. | ||||
| Multicultural and New Zealand celebration of icons , symbols and items that make us special. | ||||
| Looking at the concept of leadership in an integrated manner. Trying to create the leaders of tomorrow in the pupils of today. | ||||
| Sinking & Floating (Connecting curriculum through motion) | ||||
| A look into the inner world. | ||||
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Examining issues of advertising, propaganda. Animal Farm context but can be used in a vast array of ways. | |||
| Look at the world through "small" eyes, microscopes, microbes and all that is small. | ||||
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Good to join with the Scary, Danger Survival unit or Circle of Life Unit to give a Living World science bent | |||
| NZ focus but great ideas for other countries. Theme: Costs & Benefits | ||||