Unit Timeline: January 10-February 28

Central Idea:
A variety of signs and symbols facilitates communication.
Lines of Inquiry:
 Functions of signs and symbols
 Reasons for the development of communication systems
 How humans interpret and respond to signs and symbols
 Specialised systems of communication

Key Concepts:
Function
Causation
Connection

Related Concepts:
Culture, Media
Pattern

Attitudes:
Curiosity
Creativity

Learner Profile:
Thinker
Communicator

ATL:
Communication Skills (Listening, Viewing, & Non-verbal communication)
Research Skills (Observing, Organizing data, & Interpreting data)

Social Studies Strands
Human systems & economic activities

Specific Learning Objectives:
Gr3.C.1. Explain the characteristics and behaviour of humans
Gr3.C.2. Explore the development of communication systems
Gr3.C.3. Communicate their ideas or provide explanation using their own scientific experiences & that of others
Gr3.C.4. Name a variety of signs and symbols and interpret their messages
Gr3.C.5. Identify the cultural and historical context in which signs and symbols develop
Gr3.C.6. Describe the impact of communications technology on everyday communication
Gr3.C.7. Demonstrate how non-verbal communication allows people to transcend language barriers
Active Living
A dynamic cycle of plan, perform and reflect can influence a creative movement composition.
Gr3.C.8. Plan, perform and reflect on movement sequences in order to improve
Gr3.C.9. Develop plans to improve performance through technique refinement and practice

Listening and Speaking
Spoken communication is different from written communication – it has its own rules.
Gr3.C.14. Listen to a variety of oral presentations including stories, poems, rhymes and reports and respond with increasing confidence and detail
Gr3.C.15. Participate in a variety of dramatic activities, for example, role play, puppet theatre, dramatization of familiar stories and poems

Data Handling
Probability can be based on experimental events in daily life.
Constructing meaning
Gr3.C.16. Understand that the mode can be used to summarize a set of data
Gr3.C.17. Understand that one of the purposes of a database is to answer questions and solve problems
Gr3.C.18. Understand that probability is based on experimental events (use only fraction to show probability)
Gr3.C.19. Understand that data can be collected, displayed and interpreted using simple graphs, for example, bar graphs, line graphs
Transferring meaning into symbols
Gr3.C.20. Identify, read and interpret range and scale on graphs
Gr3.C.21. Collect, display and interpret data using simple graphs, for example, bar graphs, line graphs
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Applying with understanding
Gr3.C.22. Select appropriate graph form(s) to display data
Gr3.C.23. Use probability to determine mathematically fair and unfair games and to explain possible outcomes (use only fraction to show probability)
Gr3.C.24. Design a survey and systematically collect, organise and display data in pictographs and bar graphs
Number
Fractions and decimals are ways of representing whole-part relationships.
Constructing meaning
Gr3.C.25. Model decimal fractions to hundredths or beyond
Gr3.C.26. Model addition and subtraction of decimals
Transferring meaning into symbols
Gr3.C.27. Read and write equivalent fractions
Gr3.C.28. Read, write, compare and order fractions or hundredths or beyond
Applying with understanding
Gr3.C.29. Use decimal fractions in real-life situations
Gr3.C.30. Add and subtract decimals in real-life situations, including money (introduce terms such as nickel, penny, dime, quarter of a dollar, etc.)
Reading
What we already know enables us to understand what we read.
Gr3.C.31. Realize that there is a difference between fiction and non-fiction and use books for particular purposes, with teacher guidance
Gr3.C.32. Understand sound-symbol relationships and apply reliable phonetic strategies when decoding print

Social Studies Skills
Gr3.C.37. Formulate and ask questions about the past, the future, places and society
Gr3.C.38. Use and analyse evidence from a variety of historical, geographical and societal sources
Viewing and Presenting
Different visual techniques produce different effects and are used to present different types of information.
Gr3.C.39. Recognize and name familiar visual texts, for example, advertising, logos, labels, signs, ICT iconography
Gr3.C.40. Select and use suitable shapes, colours, symbols, and layout for presentations; practice and develop writing / calligraphy styles
Gr3.C.41. Use appropriate terminology to discuss visual texts, for example, logos, font, foreground, background, impact
Writing
We write in different ways for different purposes.
Gr3.C.42. Use graphic organizers to plan writing, for example, Mind Maps, storyboards
Gr3.C.43. Keep a log of ideas to write about
Gr3.C.44. Over time, create examples of different types of writing and store them in their own writing folder
Gr3.C.45. With teacher guidance, publish written work, in handwritten form or in digital format
Text Type: Poetry
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Reading Strategies: Creating mental image, Questioning, & Monitoring for meaning
ICT Skills: Communicating, Creating, Becoming responsible digital citizens (MS Publisher)