Interdisciplinary planning begins with an opportunity for arts and non-arts classroom teachers
across content areas to meet regularly to create a plan for instruction that centers around a theme,
concept, issue, problem or topic and allows each discipline to bring their curricular goals to the planning process.
Participants engaged with materials and activities in whole group and small groups that demonstrate that science lessons can be richer, deeper learning experiences when we, 1) slow down the process and provide repeated experience over time with key
concepts (e.g., observing and exploring ingredients one day; making play dough another day), 2) incorporate language and literacy into science explorations intentionally (e.g., using informational texts; using visual aids and key words in DLL children's home language), and 3) connect science to other
content areas and provide extension activities that continue conceptual learning
across time and
across the classroom (e.g., measurement with ingredients; discussing other types of mixtures during snack time).