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TEACHING GUIDE

We Are Architects!

In this unit, we focus on the concepts of designing and building. Children learn that architects design buildings (using blueprints!) and then many different people work together to turn that design into a building. Children also learn that persistence is important in seeing a job through. We focus on the motto “Keep on trying.”
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We Are Architects

Family Resources

Introduction to the Unit (Week 1)

English Version

Unit 4 - Introduction to Unit (English)

Spanish Version

Unit 4 - Introduction to Unit (Spanish)

Featured Class Book (Week 1)

English Version

Unit 4 Featured Class Book (English)

Spanish Version

Unit 4 Featured Class Book (Spanish)

Building Vocabulary (Week 3)

English Version

Unit 4 - Building Vocabulary (English)

Spanish Version

Unit 4 - Building Vocabulary (Spanish)

Keep It Going at Home (Week 1)

English Version

Unit 4 - Keep It Going at Home (English)

Spanish Version

Family Letter #2 - Spanish Version

What is Made Out of Wood? (Week 1)

English Version

Unit 4 - What Is Made Out of Wood? (English)

Spanish Version

Unit 4 - What Is Made Out of Wood? (Spanish)

Family Invitations (Week 4)

English Version

Unit 4 - Family Invitations (English)

Spanish Version

Unit 4 - Family Invitations (Spanish)

Songs, Poems and Chants

Building Up a Home
Week 1

We Are Building
Week 3

The Dump Truck
Week 2

This Little Piggy
Week 4

Songs (print)

English Version

We Are Building
Week 1

We Are Building Week 1

The Dump Truck
Week 2

I'm A Dump Truck Week 2

Building Up a Home
Week 3

Building Up a Home Week 3

This Little Piggy
Week 4

This Little Piggy Week 4

Spanish Version

Estamos construyendo
Week 1

Unit 4 Song Print (SPANISH)

Soy un camión volcador
Week 2

Unit 4 Song Print (SPANISH)

Construyendo una casa
Week 3

Unit 4 Song Print (SPANISH)

This Little Piggy
Week 4

Unit 4 Song Print (SPANISH)

Cheer Images

The Robot
Week 3, Day 11 (IRA)

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The Robot Week 3, Day 11 (IRA)

American Sign Language

Yes


ASL - Yes

No


ASL - No

I Like


ASL - I Like

Power of 3


ASL - Power of 3

I Predict


ASL - I Predict

I Learned


ASL - I Learned

I Hear


I Remembered

I Remember

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I Remembered

I Wonder


ASL - I Wonder

I See


ASL - I See


Teaching Point Checklist

Teaching Point Checklist 1-5

Weekly Materials List

Week 1

Unit Materials - Week 1

Week 2

Unit Materials - Week 2

Week 3

Unit Materials - Week 3

Week 4

Unit Materials - Week 4


Mindful Moments

Quiet Space
Week 2, Day 10 (TT)

Quiet Space Week 2, Day 10 (TT)

Yoga Poses

Hammer Pose


Frog Yoga Pose

Screwdriver Pose


Lady Bug Pose

Ladder Pose


Squirrel Yoga Pose

Saw Pose


Bunny Yoga Pose

Letter Formation

/j/

/p/

/r/

/w/

Science Journal

Exploring Materials #1
Week 2, Day 7 (SG)

Exploring Materials #1 Week 2, Day 6 (SG)

Exploring Materials #2
Week 2, Day 8 (SG)

Exploring Materials #2 Week 2, Day 7 (SG)

Exploring Materials #3 
Week 2, Day 9 (SG)

Exploring Materials #3  Week 2, Day 8 (SG)

Will It Move?
Week 3, Day 16 (SG)

Can I blow it off my hand?Week 3, Day 16 (SG)

Trying Out My House
Week 4, Day 19 (SG)

Trying Out My House Week 3, Day 16 (SG)


Power of 3

Keep On Trying
Week 2, Day 9 (TT)

Keep on Trying


Letter and Numeral Formation Guide

Letter and Numeral Formation Guide

Unit 4 Images

Example of Blueprints

Centers

Examples of Blueprints

Vitra Fire Station by Zaha Hadid
Week 1, Day 1 (TT)

Vitra Fire Station by Zaha Hadid Week 1, Day 1 (TT)

Architect - Zaha Hadid
Week 1, Day 1 (TT)

Architect - Zaha Hadid Week 1, Day 1 (TT)

Box House by Maya Lin
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Box House

Architect - Maya Lin
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Architect Maya Lin

Habitat 67 by Moshe Safdie
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Habitat 67

Architect - Moshe Safdie
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Moshe Safdie

Sclera Pavilion - Sir David Adjaye
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Sclera Pavilion

Architect Sir David Adjaye
Week 1, Day 3 (IRA)

Sir David Adjaye

Rhyming Picture Cards
Week 1, Day 4 (MTP)

Rhyming Cards

Rhyming Picture Cards
Week 1, Day 4 (MTP)

Rhyming Cards

Blank Blueprint Page
Week 1, Day 5 (SG)

Blueprint

Types of Buildings
Week 2, Day 9 (MTP)

Types of Buildings

The Design Process
Week 3, Day 15 (TT)

Types of Straw

Types of Straw
Week 4, Day 16 (MTP)

Types of Straw

Words that begin with /w/
Week 4, Day 17 (MTP)

Words that begin with W

Words that begin with /p/
Week 4, Day 17 (MTP)

Words that begin with P


Book List

Unit 4 Book List
Blueprint Online Resources Portal Homepage