Thematic Planning And Cross Curricular Integration. Through a thematic. The challenging part is addressing curriculum expectations in a meaningful way where students are engaged and motivated throughout the lesson.
Selecting benchmarks or standards from the subject areas to be integrated. Thematic and cross curricular approaches to curriculum planning gave been recently brought up to educators attention due to their innovativeness and attention to factors that have the potential in making a change in students understanding of subjects their literacy and overall knowledge development. Curriculum writers must first consider the objectives of each content area or discipline.
In cross curricular instruction skills and strategies become an instrument for developing reading skills rather than the end result of the thematic study.
Curriculum writers must first consider the objectives of each content area or discipline. However thematic units are distinctly different. Teachers should plan appropriate means of integration of the two subjects and be. Selecting benchmarks or standards from the subject areas to be integrated.