Graduate Project Title
A Supplemental Curriculum to Integrate Reading and Writing with First Grade Science Kits
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2002
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Luetta Monson
Second Committee Member
Andrea Bowman
Third Committee Member
Bruce Palmquist
Abstract
This project provides a supplemental curriculum to assist teachers in integrating reading and writing with science kits for first grade students. Included is a review of research which discusses what thematic and integrative teaching encompasses, the value of thematic teaching, the development ofreading, writing, and language through thematic units, thematic centers, a rationale for using thematic content area teaching to English as a second language students in the acquisition of the English language, and the importance of science education. The handbook encompasses two main themes: weather and organisms.
Recommended Citation
Curtis, Shauna Calandra, "A Supplemental Curriculum to Integrate Reading and Writing with First Grade Science Kits" (2002). All Graduate Projects. 745.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/745
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons