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Curriculum Connections for "Kidlink Day" project
The project provides teachers with an excellent source of data for use across many curriculum areas such as social studies, math and writing.
Social Studies:
- locating journal writers on the map, latitude/longitude, hemisphere
- identifying customs and festivals noted in the journals
- identifying local foods
- identifying study habits and values
- comparing the length of school day in various countries
- identify subject areas that are favorites and those that are unique to the area.
Language Arts:
- writing for a specific purpose - to inform
- using appropriate style and conventions
- developing as writers using the writing process having had occasions to prewrite, draft, revise and proofread their journal writings.
- writing effectively by considering correctness, completeness, and appropriateness of their text.
Science:
- recording, analyzing and comparing weather data and patterns
- becoming aware that land features help influence recreational activities of students in various parts of the world
- comparing the kinds of food kids like to eat for meals.
- observing good health habits mentioned in journals such as dental hygiene
Math:
- recording, organizing and interpreting data
- comparing standard and metric measurement - daily temperature
- using percents and fractions to describe daily activity - students spend 10% of their day watching tv and ¼ of the day in school.
- totaling and averaging the hours of homework classmates are doing on a typical day
- recognizing and interpreting use of military time in the journals
In typical journals students might see common threads in their days:
- The hour students wake up on a school day
- breakfast and lunch favorites
- transportation to school
- length of classes and school day
- favorite or least favorite classes
- after school activities
- time spent on chores after school
- time spent on homework or watching TV
- favorite TV shows
- the hour for going to bed at night
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