An IB PYP Complete Unit of Inquiry How We Express Ourselves through the Arts

Welcome to the world of arts and expression with this is 4-6 week transdisciplinary unit study with the theme of How We Express Ourselves. Using the idea of how the arts influence and affect our emotions, response and actions, we inquire into the central idea through an integrated curriculum of interactive, inquiry-based activities and learning experiences. With over 160 pages of hands on activities and lessons, this is a complete unit of inquiry, aligned with the IB PYP and aimed for 3rd to 5th grades. UK & USA spelling included. The lessons are suggestions as to how you could use the materials and resources created. There are three resources within this one complete unit, all within a zip file. You'll find the unit of inquiry, a reader's theatre drama script activity and a separate maths presentation with printable activities too.

Central idea:Arts have the power to influence thinking and behaviour.

Lines of inquiry:

•How people respond to artistic form.

• Different forms of art affect others

•Different creative and artistic techniques

Learning includes:

•Reading skills and strategies: close reading, inferring, summarising

•ATL Skills: Drama Reader’s Theatre with props

•Poetry: text analysis, response and writing poems.

•Writing: Descriptive writing skills and poetry

•Maths: Geometry: lines, 2D shape, tessellation.

•Visual arts and crafts, photography and much more

•ATL Skills:

•Research skills

•Collaborative group work

•Thinking Skills: critical thinking and problem solving, art analysis

•Drama: interactive readers’ theatre script to create your own props/music

•Summative assessment

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