Curriculum Mapping

By: Julia Sirianni

Math: 2nd grade- Counting money
Standards:
Work with time and money.
7. Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the
nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.
8. Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters,
dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and symbols
appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies,
how many cents do you have?
Art standard for Music:
Standard 1 - Music
Key idea: Students will compose original music and perform music written by others. They will
understand and use the basic elements of music in their performances and compositions.
Students will engage in individual and group musical and music-related tasks, and will
describe the various roles and means of creating, performing, recording, and producing music.

Sing songs and play instruments, maintaining tone quality, pitch, rhythm, tempo, and
dynamics; perform the music expressively; and sing or play simple repeated patterns
(ostinatos) with familiar songs, rounds, partner songs, and harmonizing parts (b)

Academic Language: Quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies, add, subtract,

take away, cent, money, half-dollar, currency

Activity:
I will break the students into groups of six. Students will be
given signs of a penny, nickel, dime, quarter, one dollar or
five dollars. I will be giving students word problems such as
I would like to buy a book for $2.25, what coins and dollars
do I need to make that amount? Then the students will be
able to move about the classroom and add up their signs to
equal $2.25. Then students will with their group of six to
come up with their own song about pennies, nickels, dimes
and quarters. Once, they come up with their song they will
preform for the class. I will show students this YouTube video
to get them thinking about how to make up a song about
money. They must come up with a song demonstrating they
understand how much the four coins are worth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ARNqyQ0CuY&t=92s

Science:
2
and

grade Living
non-living
things

nd

Standards:
KeyIdea1:Livingthingsarebothsimilartoanddifferentfromeachotherandfromnonlivingthings.
PERFORMANCEINDICATOR1.1
MajorUnderstandings:1.1aAnimalsneedair,water,andfoodinordertoliveandthrive.1.1bPlants
requireair,water,nutrients,andlightinordertoliveandthrive.

Art- Dance
Standard 1 Dance
Key idea: Students will perform set dance forms in formal and informal contexts and will
improvise, create, and perform dances based on their own movement ideas. They will
demonstrate an understanding of choreographic principles, processes, and structures and of
the roles of various participants in dance productions.

demonstrate ways of moving in relation to people, objects, and environments in set

dance forms (b)

Academic language: Photosynthesis, absorb, flower, blade,

leaf, stem, root
Activity:
Students will watch a Youtube clip on the elements a plant
needs to grow. The Youtube clip says a line and then repeats
itself so the student can sign and dance along. Students will
be moving in relation to the objects on the screen. They will
repeat back what is being said. Then as a class we will plant
our own plants and measure and watch their growth.
Students will record ten days worth of their plants growth
using a ruler and inches. Students will then draw pictures of
what they observed in their notebooks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBIQ1fTRzI

Social

Studies: 3rd grade gathering evidence

Standard:
Gathering, Interpreting and Using Evidence
Recognize and use different forms of evidence to make meaning in social studies (including primary and
secondary sources, such as art and photographs, artifacts, oral histories, maps, and graphs).

Art:
Standard 1 - Visual Arts
Key idea: Students will make works of art that explore different kinds of subject matter, topics,
themes, and metaphors. Students will understand and use sensory elements, organizational
principles, and expressive images to communicate their own ideas in works of art. Students
will use a variety of art materials, processes, mediums, and techniques, and use appropriate
technologies for creating and exhibiting visual art works.

develop their own ideas and images through the exploration and creation of art works
based on themes, symbols, and events (b)

Academic Language: Jamestown, colonial life, pilgrims, history,

villages, independent, explorer, settler, trade route, freedom, heritage
Activity:
Students will look at two different pieces of artwork, they will look at
the artwork and try to figure out the who, what, where, and when
pieces of the artwork. Who is it of, what is it of, where did it take place
and when did the artwork take place. The students will then write up
their answers and do a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the

two different pieces of artwork. Students will use their own sensory
elements, to depict what they are seeing in the pictures. Students will
develop their own ideas and exploration through these two pieces of
artwork. Students must have at least three facts written in each
section of the venn diagram.

*The picture on the bottom left is of colonial life. The picture on the
bottom right is of Jamestown.

ELA:

5th grade- Preforming a Play

Standard:
Responding to Literature
11. Create and present an original poem, narrative, play, art
work, or literary critique in response to a particular author
or theme studied in class.
a. Recognize and illustrate social, historical, and cultural
features in the presentation of literary texts.
Art:
Standard 1 - Theatre
Key idea: Students will create and perform theatre pieces as well as improvisational drama.
They will understand and use the basic elements of theatre in their characterizations,
improvisations, and play writing. Students will engage in individual and group theatrical and
theatre-related tasks, and will describe the various roles and means of creating, performing,
and producing theatre.

imitate experiences through pantomime, play making, dramatic play, story

dramatization, story telling, and role playing (b)

Academic language: missionary, slavery, indentured servant,

exploration, natives, epidemic, compass, colony, settlement, merchant,
conquistador.
Activity:
We will do a unit on Christopher Columbus, reading books, watch video
clips etc. students will then practice and perform a play called A New
World for Columbus. Students will understand the basic elements of
theater such as characterization, improvisations, and play writing. They
will understand the character they are going to be playing, they will
understand what it means to have to improvise incase you forget your
lines and understand how to write and more importantly read a play.
They will preform this play once during the day and once at night for
the parents to come and see their amazing students. Students will be
very engaged in this group theatrical play; they will dress in costume
and having fun while learning more about Christopher Columbus.
Students will
write a poem
about
Christopher
Columbus
demonstrating
three facts
about him in
the
poem and well
as
perform a play
for
their parents
and guests to
come and
enjoy!

Reflection/ Materials used:

I enjoyed working on my curriculum Map project. It really made
me think how I would incorporate the arts into my every day lessons.
Art education in schools has very powerful effects on students
achievements; it has great affects on helping students who may be
struggling. You can also infuse culture into your lessons with a tough of
art. It allows students to express what they are thinking in creative

ways. Students love being able to move around during the day and I
think having activities like these for them to do helps them to learn
better than just sitting at their seats the entire day. It took me a little
bit of time to try and think of activities for each subject and getting
them to match both the subject and art standard was tricky for me.
After re-searching and thinking about it I was able to come up with
some ideas of how I would incorporate the art into my lessons.
Materials used for these projects wouldnt be very hard to get. For my
math project I would make the coins and dollars out of poster board
and laminate them for the students to use. For science I would get the
soil, and seeds for the students to plant their plans. I would ask for
each student to bring in an empty water or soda bottle to decorate and
plant in. for ELA I would print out those two pictures and laminate them
for the students to look at and then they would do the write ups in
their notebooks. For Social Studies, I may have to buy the play for
fewer than ten dollars, but working with the students and teaching
them the play would be priceless. Overall, these are inexpensive great
ways to get the students excited about leaning in different ways. I
dont have many apprehension about doing these projects, maybe just
time, but these projects dont have to be done in one class period. I
could stretch them out into two or three class periods, the play may
take a month or more to complete, but it would be worth it in my
opinion.