Say "I Do" to Integrated Learning

Merging learning between content areas is a little like marriage. In a marriage, two different personalities learn to live together, blending their individual priorities into one cohesive lifestyle. In education, we have to do the same. So often we have competing priorities: MAP Word of the Day, Literacy Across the Curriculum, Character Education, Differentiation, Authenticity, Engagement, BYOD...it's just so much...

But, like in marriage, we can merge these priorities, building stronger learning opportunities for kids. So, here it is, all merged into one great lesson.

Students in this social studies class are "justifying" their main idea, merging their MAP Word of the Day and CCSS Literacy. Additionally, you can differentiate the learning depending on the level of student need: some students can be given 3 main idea options and be required to "justify" their choice within their small discussion group while others can design the main idea in their own words.