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** __Unit Two Team Assignment:__ **

In Unit Two, we continued to discuss various texts and ways to incorporate these texts into the early childhood classroom. We have explored many different types of technology and we have reviewed examples of age appropriate literature centered activities. For this assignment, we will work together in teams of 5-6 classmates to create a thematic literature based unit that incorporates various technological resources and activities. We will also extend learning by creating cross curricula activities within our units. Your teams have been assigned and a general email with all team colors and members has been sent to you. Team members are required to create a shared workspace in Google Docs, wikispaces, or another application and email me the link to the shared workspace. Please see the Technology Resources page for links to these resources. All team members are required to participate in the collaboration activity. The instructions for this assignment are as follows:
 * Create a shared workspace for your team and email me the link to this shared workspace.
 * Collaborate with your team and choose three age appropriate literary texts that have a similar focus. These three texts will be the center of your thematic unit.
 * Please choose at least three additional texts for each of the original three texts that your team would use to support and extend learning. For instance, if you are using //Dr. Seuss’ A, B, C’s// you might want to choose three other alphabet texts that would reinforce this text. (You will have a total of at least 12 texts, plus activities.)
 * Collaborate with your team to decide the main them of your unit.
 * As a team review the grading rubric for this assignment to make sure you incorporate all the necessary components.
 * As a team you will create a five day thematic unit lesson plan that incorporates the three main texts, supporting texts, and various multimedia learning activities that are age appropriate for the early childhood classroom. Examples of these multimedia activities may be included as links to websites, or descriptions including various technologies. You may use the webliography (Technology Resources Page) for possible resources.
 * As a team you will provide complete daily lesson plans for five days that implement cross curriculum activities focusing on the theme. Include the necessary centers and activities that exemplify the early childhood classroom.
 * As a team you will align your objectives and learning outcomes to the Common Core Standards for Reading at the Kindergarten level. The Common Core Standards are located under the Syllabus link in the classroom and also in the Technology Resources page.
 * As a team, you will compile your thematic unit into a final document and submit it on Day Seven of Unit Two.
 * As a team you will post a final draft of your thematic unit in your shared workspace before Day Seven of Unit Two.
 * Please cite all outside sources in APA Style with a reference page included at the end of your thematic unit. Please follow APA Style as provided in the link in the Technology Resources page.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">By Day Seven of Unit Two, each team member will submit a copy of the final document to the Unit Two Team Assignment Dropbox in the Gradebook page of the course. You will label your assignment: Unit Two Team Assignment_Last Name_First Initial. For instance, my submission would be labeled: Unit Two Team Assignment_Harrison_C.