Help your students learn how to communicate, think critically about themselves as learners, develop empathy, and be respectful towards other people and ideas through inquiry-based, engaging learning activities like dramatic play, writing with a purpose, art, dance, singing, and playing music. Also, leverage self- and peer-reflection opportunities that promote self-regulation, independence, self-awareness, and lifelong learning.

This document is an integrated, transdisciplinary (language arts/poetry, math, science, art, music, "soft" skill development) themed unit with 20 detailed, bundled lesson plans designed to promote the central idea: Learning about ways to communicate helps me understand myself and connect to other people, animals, and the environment.