Integrated Thematic Units
Based on Houghton Mifflin Reading Themes
Grades 4 – 6

The files below include the entire ITU Unit Plan (9 pages each), including a “tic-tac-toe” Extenison Menu and matching assessments for the Extension Menu activities. They also include a “Thematic Matrix” for the unit, and the student “Target Page.”

There are several supporting documents available:

• There are several Student Management Pages, including an independent work agreement, several versions of work logs, and a self-evaluation checklist.
• View the Matrix of Extension Menu Activities to see which activities are included in which ITUs.
• The Product Criteria Cards (referenced in the evaluation criteria for the Extension Activites), are available in three formats:
  • Editable Word document
  • Editable RTF (rich text format) document
  • Printable PDF document

• NEW!  We now have a number of samples of student-created products!

  These are from several teachers at different schools, and show a variety of extension activity products.
• View several alternative pacing calendars for teaching the HM themes and these Integrated Thematic Units
• View the PowerPoint slideshows that we have used to train teachers about our ITUs:
  • Slideshow we used for the August 13, 2007 PVUSD teacher workshops
  • Slideshow we presented at the February 15 – 17, 2008 CAG Conference

The ITUs and supporting documnets are available in three file formats:

• Print-ready .pdf files, which require Adobe Acrobat Reader software;
• Editable .doc files, for use with Microsft Word® (Mac or Windows); and
• Editable .rtf files, which can be opened in any word processing software, Mac or Windows.

Teachers are granted permission to use these ITUs for their own classroom use, including editing and changing them. We ask that you retain the “PVUSD GATE” in the footer of each page, or provide similar attribution to their original authorship and source. Likewise, if you choose to re-post them on another website, please include a similar statement of original authorship and a link back to this page. Reprinting or publishing in any manner for commercial purposes is strictly forbidden without prior written permission from the PVUSD GATE Services Office. Thank you.

Learn more about the development of these ITUs, and the teachers who worked on them

See all the California State Content Standards.

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