Interdisciplinary Study Skills Curriculum: Grades K - 3
August/September
Study Skills Objective: 1- Organizational Skills and Time Management
Reading
Social Studies
Science
Language Arts
Math
K – 2nd Grades:
K – 2nd Grades:
K – 2nd Grades:
K – 2nd Grades:
K – 2nd Grades:
Student Take Home Folder
Student Take Home Folder
Student Take Home Folder
Student Take Home Folder
Student Take Home Folder
 Intro. Weekly Assignment
 Weekly Assignment Log
 Weekly Assignment Log
 Weekly Assignment Log
 Weekly Assignment Log
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Log
Optional: Bee Book Binder
(K-2)
Establish Routines of
Expectations for Completion
of Assignments, management
of materials, time, and work
ethic
Create Class Goals and
review progress quarterly
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3rd Grade:
Student Planner
 Weekly assignments
Establish Routines of
Expectations for Completion
of Assignments, management
of materials, time, and work
ethic

Establish Routines of
Expectations for Completion
of Assignments, management
of materials, time, and work
ethic

Establish Routines of
Expectations for Completion
of Assignments, management
of materials, time, and work
ethic
3rd Grade:
Student Planner
 Weekly assignments
recorded during whole group
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modeled instruction
Optional sample:
Dolphin Binder (Use CCPS
recommended colored
folders)
Review Class Assignments
Determine Priorities/
responsibilities
Create Student Goals
Review Quarterly
Folder checks to encourage
self -directed learning
Subject Folder/Notebook
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Use RED folder/notebook
for notes, vocabulary and
assignments
3rd Grade:
3rd Grade:
Student Planner
Student Planner
 Weekly assignments
 Weekly assignments
recorded during whole group
recorded during whole group
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modeled instruction
Review Class Assignments
Determine Priorities/
responsibilities
Student Goal Form
Review Quarterly
Folder checks to encourage
self -directed learning
Subject Folders/Notebook
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Collier County Public Schools
Use BLUE folder/notebook
for notes, vocabulary and
assignments
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modeled instruction
Review Class Assignments
Determine Priorities/
responsibilities
Student Goal Form
Review Quarterly
Folder checks to encourage
self –directed learning
Subject Folder/Notebook
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Use GREEN folder/notebook
for notes, vocabulary and
assignments
Interdisciplinary
Study Skills
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recorded during whole group
modeled instruction
Review Class Assignments
Determine Priorities/
responsibilities
Student Goal Form
Review Quarterly
Folder checks to encourage
self-directed learning
Subject Folder/Notebook

Assemble YELLOW folder
with dividers to separate
class notes, vocabulary and
assignments

Establish Routines of
Expectations for Completion
of Assignments, management
of materials, time, and work
ethic
3rd Grade:
Student Planner
 Weekly assignments



recorded during whole group
modeled instruction
Review Class Assignments
Determine Priorities/
responsibilities
Student Goal Form
Review Quarterly
Folder checks to encourage
self-directed learning
Subject Folder/Notebook

Assemble PURPLE folder
with dividers to separate
class notes, vocabulary and
assignments
Revised 4/27/2009
Interdisciplinary Study Skills Curriculum: Grades K,1, 2, and 3
October/November
Study Skills Objective: 2- Study Skills
Reading
K – 2nd Grades:
Memory Strategies
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Flash Cards
Rhymes/Jingles
Songs/ Poems
Beginning Note Taking
 Underlining / Highlighting
 Dictation
 Vocabulary Activities
 Intro. Reference Materials
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 KWL Chart
Social Studies
Science
K – 2nd Grades:
Memory Strategies
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K – 2nd Grades:
Memory Strategies
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Flash Cards
Rhymes/Jingles
Songs/Poems
Beginning Note Taking
 Underlining/ Highlighting
 Intro. Reference Materials
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
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Flash Cards
Rhymes/Jingles
Songs/Poems
Beginning Note Taking
 Underlining/Highlighting
 Intro. Reference Materials
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
Flip Charts/Foldables
Use of Maps/Graphs/Outlines
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Flip Charts/Foldables
Use of Maps/Graphs/Outlines
Language Arts
K – 2nd Grades:
Memory Strategies
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Beginning Note Taking
 Underlining/ Highlighting
 Dictation
 Intro. Reference Materials
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
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
Read, Review and Recite)
KWL Chart
3rd Grade:
Note Taking
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 Mind Mapping
 Outlining
 SQ3R: (Survey, Question,
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3rd Grade:
Note Taking
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 Mind Mapping
 Outlining
 SQ3R: (Survey, Question,
Read, Review and Recite)
Flip Charts/Foldables
Use of Maps/Graphs/Outlines
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Revisiting/Revising Prior
Work
Self Editing
3rd Grade:
Note Taking
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 Mind Mapping
 Outlining

Read, Review and Recite)
Flip Charts/Foldables
Use of Maps/Graphs/Outlines
SQ3R: (Survey, Question,
Read, Review and Recite)
Beginning Note Taking
 Underlining/Highlighting
 Graphic Organizers
 Foldables/Flip Charts
 Practice Problems
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
3rd Grade:
Note Taking
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 Foldables/Flip Charts
 Note Cards
 Practice Problems
Revisiting/Revising Prior
Work
Self Editing
Timed Writing
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Interdisciplinary
Study Skills
Singapore Math
Questioning Skills
incorporating Blooms
Taxonomy
Modeling Strategies
Modeling Strategies
Collier County Public Schools
Flash Cards
Rhymes/Jingles
Songs/ Poems
Modeling Strategies
Modeling Strategies

3rd Grade:
Note Taking
 Thinking Maps
 Graphic Organizers
 Mind Mapping
 Outlining
 SQ3R: (Survey, Question,
Flash Cards
Rhymes/Jingles
Songs/Poems
Math
K – 2nd Grades:
Memory Strategies
Singapore Math
Questioning Skills
incorporating Blooms
Taxonomy
Inductive/Deductive
reasoning
STOP (Silly, Tricky, Opposite,
Proven)
Revised 4/27/2009
Interdisciplinary Study Skills Curriculum: Grades K, 1, 2, and 3
December/January
Study Skills Objective: 3- Critical Thinking Skills
Reading
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
Social Studies
Science
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
Language Arts
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
Math
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
H.O.T. Questions
 Critical Inquiry
 Analogies
Application
 Critical Inquiry
 Analogies
Application
 Critical Inquiry
 Investigation
Application
 Critical Inquiry
 Analogies
Application
 Critical Inquiry
 Investigation
Application
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Role Playing
Drama Games
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
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H.O.T. Questions
Socratic Questioning
Analogies
Critical Inquiry
Application
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Role Playing
Oral Interpretations
Drama Games
Oral Questioning
Role Playing
Drama Games
Real World Application
Open Ended Problem Solving
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
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 Socratic Questioning
 Analogies
 Critical Inquiry
 Investigation
Application
Collier County Public Schools
Role Playing
Oral Interpretations
Drama Games
Oral Questioning
Real World Application
Open Ended Problem Solving
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Role Playing
Oral Interpretations
Drama Games
Oral Questioning
Real World Application
Open Ended Problem
Solving
Interdisciplinary
Study Skills
Role Playing
Drama Games
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
H.O.T. Questions
Socratic Questioning
Analogies
Critical Inquiry
Application
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


Real World Application
Open Ended Problem Solving
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
H.O.T. Questions
Socratic Questioning
Analogies
Critical Inquiry
Application
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

Role Playing
Oral Interpretations
Drama Games
Oral Questioning
Open Ended Problem Solving
Real World Application
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
 Bloom’s Taxonomy
H.O.T. Questions
 Socratic Questioning
 Analogies
 Critical Inquiry
 Investigation
Application
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


Open Ended Problem Solving
Real World Application
Oral Interpretations
Oral Questioning
Revised 4/27/2009
Interdisciplinary Study Skills Curriculum: Grades K,1, 2, and 3
February/March
Study Skills Objective: 4-Creative Thinking Skills
Reading
K – 2nd Grades:
Techniques
Social Studies
Science
K – 2nd Grades:
Techniques
K – 2nd Grades:
Techniques
Language Arts
K – 2nd Grades:
Techniques
Math
K – 2nd Grades:
Techniques
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Torrance Questions
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Torrance Questions
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Torrance Questions
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Torrance Questions
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Torrance Questions
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4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Torrance’s Framework for
Creative Thinking

4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Torrance’s Framework for
Creative Thinking

4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Torrance’s Framework for
Creative Thinking

4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Torrance’s Framework for
Creative Thinking

4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Torrance’s Framework for
Creative Thinking
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 6 Thinking Hats
 Story Board
Strategies
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3rd Grade:
Techniques
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Assumption Smashing
 Forced Analogy
 Analogies
Strategies


4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Imitation
 Story Board
Strategies
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 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Checklists
 Attribute Listing
Strategies
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3rd Grade:
Techniques
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Imitation
Strategies
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Collier County Public Schools
3rd Grade:
Techniques
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Forced Analogy
 Analogies
4 Step Process (Preparation,
 Assumption Smashing
Incubation, Illumination,
Strategies
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website


4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Interdisciplinary
Study Skills
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 6 Thinking Hats
 Story Board
Strategies


3rd Grade:
Techniques
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Assumption Smashing
 Forced Analogy
 Analogies
Strategies


4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Visual Thinking
 Attribute Listing
Strategies


3rd Grade:
Techniques
 Problem Reversal
 Lateral Thinking
 Brainstorming
 Analogies
 Forced Analogy
Strategies


4 Step Process (Preparation,
Incubation, Illumination,
Verification)
Simplex (find problem, solve,
implement solution) *see
above website
Revised 4/27/2009
Interdisciplinary Study Skills Curriculum: Grades K,1, 2, and 3
April/ May
Study Skills Objective: 5- Research Skills
Reading
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies

Build Research Skills
(k) Three Steps to Research
(1st) Four Steps
(2nd)Super Six Steps
 Brainstorming
 Mind Mapping
 The Super3 Checklist
 Rubrics
Teacher &Student Online Resources
Need log in information when off of intranet
SUNLINK
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
World Book Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Presentation Styles

Report (1 Page)
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
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Build Research Skills
College of William and Mary
Research Model (for teacher use)
Problem Reversal
Brainstorming
Mind Mapping
The Super3 Checklist
Rubrics
Presentation Styles
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
Report (2 Pages)
Power Point (Report Format)
Teacher & Student Online Resources
Need log in information when off of intranet
SUNLINK
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
World Book Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Collier County Public Schools
Social Studies
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
Science
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
Language Arts
Math
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies
K – 2nd Grades:
Effective Strategies

Build Research Skills
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Build Research Skills
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Build Research Skills
(k) Three Steps to Research
(k) Three Steps to Research
(k) Three Steps to Research
(1st) Four Steps
(1st) Four Steps
(1st) Four Steps
nd
nd
(2 )Super Six Steps
(2 )Super Six Steps
(2nd)Super Six Steps
Lesson: Cultural ABC book
 Brainstorming
 Brainstorming
 Brainstorming
 Mind Mapping
 Mind Mapping
 Mind Mapping
 The Super3 Checklist
 The Super3 Checklist
 The Super3 Checklist
 Rubrics
 Rubrics
Teacher &Student Online Resources Teacher &Student Online Resources
 Rubrics
Teacher & Student Online Resources Need log in information when off of
SUNLINK
Need log in information when off of intranet intranet
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
SUNLINK
SUNLINK
World Book Kids Online
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
Grolier Kids Online
World Book Kids Online
World Book Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Grolier Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits
Presentation Styles
Presentation Styles
Presentation Styles
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
Report (1 Page)
Presentation Poster
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies

Build Research Skills
College of William and Mary
Research Model (for
teacher use)
Lesson: Primary Sources
Problem Reversal
Brainstorming
Mind Mapping
The Super3 Checklist
Rubrics
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Presentation Styles
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
Report (1 Page)
Presentation Poster

Build Research Skills
College of William and Mary
Research Model (for
teacher use)
Problem Reversal
Brainstorming
Mind Mapping
Outlining
The Super3 Checklist
Rubrics
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Presentation Styles
Report (2 Pages)

Presentation Poster
Power Point (Report Format)
Brochure
Teacher & Student Online Resources
Need log in information when off of
intranet
Process Model Sample Paper 1
Process Model Sample Paper 2
SUNLINK
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
World Book Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Interdisciplinary
Study Skills


Report (1 Page)
Power Point




Build Research Skills
Problem Reversal
Rubrics
Graphs/Charts
Teacher & Student Online
Resources
Need log in information when off of
intranet
SUNLINK
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
World Book Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies

3rd Grade:
Effective Strategies
Build Research Skills
Problem Reversal
Brainstorming
Mind Mapping
Outlining
The Super3 Checklist
Rubrics
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Components
 Cover Page
 Rough Draft
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Building Resources (Media
Center, Technology
Lab/Instructor, Media
Specialist)
Presentation Styles
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

Build Research Skills
Problem Reversal
Rubrics
Graphs/Charts
Teacher & Student Online
Resources
Need log in information when off of
intranet
Report (2 Pages)
SUNLINK
Power Point (Report Format)
SIRS Discoverer on the Web
World Book Kids Online
Grolier Kids Online
Kids InfoBits
Revised 4/27/2009
Collier County Public Schools
Interdisciplinary
Study Skills
Revised 4/27/2009