Sample - 3rd Grade Math: For the third grade math teachers at Flynn Elementary School in Burlington, Vermont, a timeline seemed to make the most sense when designing their unit overview sheets. Also, note the use of white space to make the document less intimidating to younger students.
Sample - 2nd Grade Informational Text: The second grade teachers at Flynn Elementary also like the notion of white space on their unit overview sheets. They have also integrated academic vocabulary directly into the learning targets to simplify the overall document.
Kindergarten Unit Overview Sheet- An overview sheet created by kindergarten teacher Nicole Ricca. Read more about Ricca's overview sheethere on her blog. Download a free copy of her unit overview templatehere on her Teachers Pay Teachers page.
Primary Learning Cards - For teachers in grades K-2, an entire unit overview sheet might not be developmentally appropriate. Instead, teachers may want to start using "Learning Cards" with their students. Learning cards (1). list one objective on a half-sheet of paper and (2). include graphics to make the content approachable to early readers. (click here to download an editable version of this template).
Tools for Developing Unit Overview Sheets
Developing unit overview sheets is NOT a complicated process. In fact, session presenter Bill Ferriter argues that your learning team should be able to develop a draft of a unit overview sheet in about 80 minutes as long as you remember that perfection is not the goal and that you can (and should) polish a unit overview sheet over time. Here are some simple tools that can help you to develop unit overview sheets.
Identifying Essential Learning Targets: Choosing a small handful of essential outcomes for a unit of study ISN'T something that teachers do based on nothing more than the content that they LIKE to teach. Instead, choosing essential outcomes requires an understanding of the kids in your school and the structure of your curriculum. This handout presents a series of questions teams should ask when trying to decide whether or not an outcome is really essential.
Converting Learning Standards into I Can Statements: Once you've identified a small handful of essential outcomes for a unit of study, you need to rewrite them into student-friendly language. This document will show you how.
from Digitally Speaking
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Using%20Unit%20Overview%20Sheets%20in%20a%20PLC
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