Curriculum Samples
UNIT COVER SHEETS
A cover sheet for each unit provides a short description, a list of objectives, and a suggested timeline for delivery:
A cover sheet for each unit provides a short description, a list of objectives, and a suggested timeline for delivery:
NOTES HANDOUTS with KEYS and INSTRUCTORS' NOTES
All notes handouts are in a follow-along template form so that PATHS students can have uniform reference materials for completing assignments and preparing for assessments. For PATHS teachers, keys for each notes handout will be provided in two forms: "KEY" and "INSTRUCTORS NOTES." The key is simply the student notes handout filled in, and the instructors notes leaves a heading for warm-ups/hooks and side-and-bottom margins for jotting down key ideas, discussion questions, etc. to better facilitate lesson flow. The following notes handout, key and instructors notes documents are from the Buying-a-House Unit:
All notes handouts are in a follow-along template form so that PATHS students can have uniform reference materials for completing assignments and preparing for assessments. For PATHS teachers, keys for each notes handout will be provided in two forms: "KEY" and "INSTRUCTORS NOTES." The key is simply the student notes handout filled in, and the instructors notes leaves a heading for warm-ups/hooks and side-and-bottom margins for jotting down key ideas, discussion questions, etc. to better facilitate lesson flow. The following notes handout, key and instructors notes documents are from the Buying-a-House Unit:
ASSIGNMENTS
Each assignment is constructed with the corresponding notes handout in mind. PATHS students quickly learn that having the notes handout sheet in front of them while attempting the corresponding assignment is the way to go! Assignments can certainly be used in-class or as homework, and all assignments come with a key. The following assignment comes from the Managing-a-Paycheck unit:
Each assignment is constructed with the corresponding notes handout in mind. PATHS students quickly learn that having the notes handout sheet in front of them while attempting the corresponding assignment is the way to go! Assignments can certainly be used in-class or as homework, and all assignments come with a key. The following assignment comes from the Managing-a-Paycheck unit:
REVIEW MATERIALS
Each unit contains three review activities to assist in preparing for a unit assessment: a Case-Study Activity, an On-Line Game built at www.superteachertools.com and made accessible on the "links and calculators" page of this site, and a "Quick-Check" Review Assignment. The following review materials are from the Buying-a-Car unit:
Each unit contains three review activities to assist in preparing for a unit assessment: a Case-Study Activity, an On-Line Game built at www.superteachertools.com and made accessible on the "links and calculators" page of this site, and a "Quick-Check" Review Assignment. The following review materials are from the Buying-a-Car unit:
ASSESSMENT
Each unit contains two, four-question formative assessments, called "Check-Ins." A summative assessment of 20 questions closes out each unit. As with all notes handouts and assignments, a key is provided for each unit assessment. The following formative and summative assessment samples are from the Income Taxes unit:
Each unit contains two, four-question formative assessments, called "Check-Ins." A summative assessment of 20 questions closes out each unit. As with all notes handouts and assignments, a key is provided for each unit assessment. The following formative and summative assessment samples are from the Income Taxes unit: