Rationale for Classroom Schedule
Assignment 2.5: Planning & Schedule Rationale Cross-Curricular Learning : Pros and Cons Pros Cons - Developing a wider range of skills and abilities to make connections to a variety of topics. o For example, a lot of Social Studies lessons could also double as Language. Social Studies is an incredibly literacy-heavy subject; there is much reading and comprehension involved in many of the expectations and content. - Having students confused why we are “doing ____ when the schedule says ____.” o Solution : helping students understand the why – “we are going use our language skills to read about __” or “we are going to use our amazing math skills to find out __!” - Motivates students to learn more about different topics and strengthens their understanding. - If a subject is being covered by another teacher for a “PREP” it might be harder to
