Content

Area
(theme)

Focus Area

Thematic
Questions/Objec
tives

Center
s

Assessm
ent
and/or
rubric
scale
The final
product
the
student
creates.

Stude
nt
produ
cts

Common
core PA

Arts
integrati
on

Create an ice
cream art.
Using tissue
paper,
cardboard,
constructio
n paper,
pompoms,
markers,
glue, and
scissors.

How the student

applies creativity
using the
materials given.

N/A

The
final
produc
t the
studen
t
creates
.

Standard 9

Language
Arts

Alliteration
Activity
Students
will make
an
alliteration
poem about
flavors of
ice cream.

Applying figurative Student

language
will
concepts.
form
small
groups
in order
to build
their
poems.

The final
poems
decorated
on a large
size
paper.

Studen
ts can
keep
the
smaller
version
they
create
of the
poem.

Standard
9.1-Include
detailed
description
of people
places and
things.
Standard
1.4- Write
narrative
pieces
(stories,
poems and
plays)

Mathema
tics

Ice cream words

problems
Students
will solve
word
problems
that include
ice pictures
and objects
to help
solve the

Applying
subtraction and
addition uses ice
cream images and
object.

Work
sheet

Work
sheet
and
objects
.

Standard
2.5- Use
appropriat
problemsolving
strategies
(e.g., mak
a model,
draw a tab
or
picture,

N/A

PAdemonstra
e the abilit
to define
objects,
express
emotions,
Illustrate a
action or
relate an
experience
through
creation.

problems.

Science

Making Ice Cream

Students
will be
making ice
cream by
following
directions.

Following
procedures to
make ice cream.

Groups.

Lab
Sheet.

Lab
sheet
and ice
cream.

working
backwards
Standard
2.2- Solve
addition a
subtractio
problems
in everyda
situations
with twoand
three-digit
numbers,
with or
without
regrouping
Standard
3.4recognize
basic
concepts
about the
structure
and
properties
matter
Describe
properties
matter
Know tha
combining
two or mo
substance
can make
new
materials
with
different
properties
Know
different
material
characteri
cs

Social
Studies

Desserts in
different cultures.
Students
will be
exploring
and
researching
deserts
from
around the
world.

What does look

like around the
world?

Each
center
will
have a
differen
t
culture
to
study.

Access
the
students
graphic
organizers
.

Graphi
c
organiz
er

Standard
7.3- Identi
the human
characteri
cs of place
and region
by their
cultural
characteri
cs
Standard
7.3 - Ident
how place
and region
are
impacted
people