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River Oaks Elementary
Susan Shenker , Principal
2008 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
phone 713/942-1460
fax 713/942-1463

Office Hours 7:15am-4:30pm

After School Program
phone 713/524-8430

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First Grade

	Who We Are
Title:	A World of Difference
Central Idea:	Group membership impacts who we become.
An Inquiry Into:	The groups we belong to. The characteristics of different groups. The influence of these groups on who we are.
Links:	Culture Web Quest National Geographic: Worlds Apart Culture Quiz Brainpop: Religion United Streaming Playlist

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	How We Share the Planet
Title:	Reuse, Recycle
Central Idea:	People's decisions impact the environment.
An Inquiry Into:	Pollution and its effects on the environment. Conservation and its effects on the environment. The interdependence of living things.
Links:	DNR Kids: Solid Wastes Funbrain Recycling Game EPA's Recycling Alphabet Kid's Recycle: Ideas for Zero Waste Recycle City It's Not All Garbage Quiz US Department of Energy: Dr. E's Energy Lab EPA Environmental Kids Club Make-Stuff.com: Things You Can Do With Old Stuff The Recycle Zone Clean Sweep USA The Recycling Process "A Frog's Tale" Lawrence, Kansas Waste Reduction Kid's Page Energy Hog Adventures of Garbage Gremlin

	How The World Works
Title:	Innovative Inventions
Central Idea:	Technology affects all aspects of our lives.
An Inquiry Into:	The effects technology has on our daily lives. Purposes of technology Current and past technologies.
Links:	US Patent and Trademark Office: Kids' Pages Timeline of Inventions Brainpop: Communication Inventions Inventors and Inventions Eureka! The Inventors Site The History of Toys The History Channel: Modern Marvels PBS Technology Timeline PBS: Technology in 1900 Look Back in Time

	How We Express Ourselves
Title:	Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover
Central Idea:	Picture books are a collaborative process between text and illustration.
An Inquiry Into:	The craft of writing and illustrating. Styles of illustrators The relationship between text and illustration
Links:	Authors and Illustrators on the Web Storyline Write to Your Favorite Author Book Cover Guide Book Cover Creator

	Where We Are in Time and Place
Title:	Map It
Central Idea:	People create maps to identify their location in space.
An Inquiry Into:	Types of maps. The use and purpose of maps. The creation of maps.
Links:	Yahoo Maps Satellite Images Funbrain: Where is That? Education Place: Outline Maps

	How We Organize Ourselves
Title:	If You Build It, They Will Come
Central Idea:	Communities organize themselves in different ways.
An Inquiry Into:	Types of communities. Economies. The interdependence of communities.
Links:	Cashflow for Kids Ben's Guide to US Government: Neighborhood HUD Kids: Community Field Trip PBS Build a Neighborhood Help the Homeless Welcome to the City Rural Connections 4H Virtual Farm Two Cities

River Oaks Elementary Susan Shenker , Principal 2008 Kirby Drive Houston, Texas 77019 phone 713/942-1460 fax 713/942-1463

Office Hours 7:15am-4:30pm

After School Program phone 713/524-8430

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River Oaks Elementary
Susan Shenker , Principal
2008 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
phone 713/942-1460
fax 713/942-1463

After School Program
phone 713/524-8430