Miss Rumphius: A Gifted Multidisciplinary Unit
Natural and Manmade Order – Exploring Patterns with "Miss Rumphius"
This dynamic interdisciplinary unit for first graders invites students to explore how order exists in both nature and human creations. Using the charming narrative of "Miss Rumphius", children will discover how natural cycles, and manmade systems bring structure to our lives.
Through a rich, cross-curricular approach, students will:
Engage in open-ended discussions to explore what order means, from the natural progression of day and night to the organization of calendars.
Analyze how characters in books experience and create order, encouraging them to consider diverse viewpoints and personal experiences.
Introduce basic money skills by exploring how currency is organized and used, paralleling manmade order with natural order.
Dive into the science of the changes in the four seasons, conducting hands-on experiments that reveal how the Earth’s tilt and orbit bring predictable patterns to our world.
By integrating literature with creative thinking, math, and science, this unit offers a well-rounded exploration of order—demonstrating how it is both a natural phenomenon and a human-made construct. Students will leave with a deeper understanding of the rhythms that govern their world and the skills to appreciate and create order in everyday life.
Natural and Manmade Order – Exploring Patterns with "Miss Rumphius"
This dynamic interdisciplinary unit for first graders invites students to explore how order exists in both nature and human creations. Using the charming narrative of "Miss Rumphius", children will discover how natural cycles, and manmade systems bring structure to our lives.
Through a rich, cross-curricular approach, students will:
Engage in open-ended discussions to explore what order means, from the natural progression of day and night to the organization of calendars.
Analyze how characters in books experience and create order, encouraging them to consider diverse viewpoints and personal experiences.
Introduce basic money skills by exploring how currency is organized and used, paralleling manmade order with natural order.
Dive into the science of the changes in the four seasons, conducting hands-on experiments that reveal how the Earth’s tilt and orbit bring predictable patterns to our world.
By integrating literature with creative thinking, math, and science, this unit offers a well-rounded exploration of order—demonstrating how it is both a natural phenomenon and a human-made construct. Students will leave with a deeper understanding of the rhythms that govern their world and the skills to appreciate and create order in everyday life.
Natural and Manmade Order – Exploring Patterns with "Miss Rumphius"
This dynamic interdisciplinary unit for first graders invites students to explore how order exists in both nature and human creations. Using the charming narrative of "Miss Rumphius", children will discover how natural cycles, and manmade systems bring structure to our lives.
Through a rich, cross-curricular approach, students will:
Engage in open-ended discussions to explore what order means, from the natural progression of day and night to the organization of calendars.
Analyze how characters in books experience and create order, encouraging them to consider diverse viewpoints and personal experiences.
Introduce basic money skills by exploring how currency is organized and used, paralleling manmade order with natural order.
Dive into the science of the changes in the four seasons, conducting hands-on experiments that reveal how the Earth’s tilt and orbit bring predictable patterns to our world.
By integrating literature with creative thinking, math, and science, this unit offers a well-rounded exploration of order—demonstrating how it is both a natural phenomenon and a human-made construct. Students will leave with a deeper understanding of the rhythms that govern their world and the skills to appreciate and create order in everyday life.
