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Unit 4 KG2
Art
Learning Objectives: In Unit 4- The students will be able to:
Create a model of a house and describe how they were able to turn house into a home
Show something from their cultures the house/home model
Activities/Projects/Connections:
3 Dimensional House model
2 dimensional floor plan
Connection to Where we are in place and time UOI: Form - What do different homes
look like?

Music
Learning Objectives: In Unit 4- The students will be able to:
Perform rhythmic patterns that include sound and silence
Follow musical directions by combining body movements and instruments
Demonstrate and recognize various tempi (Largo, Andante, Allegro)
Demonstrate changes in dynamics vocally, instrumentally or with movement.
Activities/Projects/Connections:
Composer study Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Playing cooperative music games focusing on musical response
Connection to Where We Are in Place and Time UOI: Connection- how geography
affects instrumental materials
Sharing and learning multicultural songs and games

P.E.
Learning Objectives: In Unit 4- The students will be able to:
Continue to develop their athletics skills through games and athletic activities such as
relay races, hurdles, sprinting and football
Further demonstrate their swimming skills and water safety knowledge
Understand and display the concept of cooperative play and teamwork.
Establish a basic understanding of the different boundaries within a variety of games
Explain and demonstrate safe behavior in all activities
Activities/Projects/Connections:
Partner activities to further develop cooperation in small groups
Team games such as cooperative tag, teambuilding activities to further understanding
boundaries in more complex games
Individual pursuits related to swimming
Self and peer assessment to evaluate performance and effort in PE