The Power of Cross Curricular Teaching

ELA Connections

Units that support topics in ELA, such as:

• Speaking and Listening
• Comprehension and Collaboration
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Have children record which materials they used in their noisemaker with pictures or words.

Mathematics Connection

Units that support topics in Mathematics, such as:

• Measurements and Data
• Classifying and Counting Objects
• Sorting and Quantifying

Place strips of tape on the floor at equal intervals. Children can use the tape as a guide to decribe the distance the ball traveled and to compare how well their first and second designs worked to move the ball.

Social-Emotional Learning Connection

Units that support topics in SEL, such as:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Management
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills

Early Childhood Development

Wee Engineer supports early childhood development benchmarks, such as:

• Classifying and Counting Objects
• Sorting and Quantifying

ELA Connections

Units that support topics in ELA, such as:

• Identifying Key Ideas and Details
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• Comprehension and Collaboration
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Students listen to a chapter of the interactive Storybook to set context for the lesson.

Educations Guide includes vocabulary tips and discussion prompts to help learners with comprehension skills.

Mathematics Connection

Units that support topics in Mathematics, such as:

• Counting Objects
• Classifying and Categorizing
• Comparing Numbers

Math Extension activities available for reinforcement.

Science Connections

Units that support topics in Science, such as:

• Basic Needs of Living Things
• Habitats and Ecosystems
• Human Impact on the Environment
• Recycling and Stewardship

Social-Emotional Learning Connection

Units that support topics in SEL, such as:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Management
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making

ELA Connections

Units that support topics in ELA, such as:

• Identifying Key Ideas and Details
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• Identifying Text Types and Purpose
• Comprehension and Collaboration
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Mathematics Connection

Units that support topics in Mathematics, such as:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Numbers and Operations – Fractions
• Measurements and Data

Science Connections

Units that support topics in Science, such as:

• Physical science; physics and chemistry
• Earth and Space science; geology, astronomy, human impacts on ecosystems
• Life science; zoology, biology, botany, ecology

Social-Emotional Learning Connection

Units that support topics in SEL, such as:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Management
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making

ELA Connections

Units that support topics in ELA, such as:

• Identifying key ideas and details
• Craft and Structure
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• Identifying Text Types and Purposes
• Comprehension and Collaboration
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Mathematics Connection

Units that support topics in Mathematics, such as:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Geometry
• Measurements and Data

Science Connections

Units that support topics in Science, such as:

• Physical science; physics and chemistry
• Earth and Space science; geology, astronomy, human impacts on ecosystems
• Life science; zoology, biology, botany, ecology

Social-Emotional Learning Connection

Units that support topics in SEL, such as:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Management
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making

ELA Connections

Opportunities for cross curricular integrations with ELA topics are called out throughout each unit.

Units that support topics in ELA, such as:

• Identifying key ideas and details
• Craft and Structure
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
• Identifying Text Types and Purposes
• Comprehension and Collaboration
• Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

Mathematics Connection

Opportunities for cross curricular integrations with Mathematics topics are called out throughout each unit.

Units that support topics in Mathematics, such as:

• Operations and Algebraic Thinking
• Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
• Numbers and Operations – Fractions
• Measurements and Data

Science Connections

Opportunities for cross curricular integration with Science topics are called out throughout each unit

Units that support topics in Science, such as:

• Physical science; physics and chemistry
• Earth and Space science; geology, astronomy, human impacts on ecosystems
• Life science; zoology, biology, botany, ecology

Social-Emotional Learning Connection

Opportunities throughout Essential offer support to Social Emotional topics, such as:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Management
• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills
• Responsible Decision Making