Launch — 3 days — — 3 days —
Launch — 3 days — — 3 days —
Students will launch the project by noticing how choices affect shared spaces, practicing observation language, gathering first evidence with drawings and photos, and beginning the weekly anchor-chart routine that will track helpful choices and visible changes over time.
Days 1 - 6
Clean Space Mystery — 3 days — — 3 days —
Clean Space Mystery — 3 days — — 3 days —
Students will investigate a shared-space mystery by observing what makes a place feel welcoming or not, asking a focused class question, making a simple prediction, and recording early evidence with drawings, photos, and talk before adding this week’s anchor-chart entry.
Days 7 - 12
Plan Evidence Ways — 1 days — — 1 days —
Plan Evidence Ways — 1 days — — 1 days —
Students will plan how to collect and record evidence about helpful choices in shared spaces by deciding what to look for, practicing observation tools, giving feedback to partners, and preparing drawings, picture cards, and talk stems for upcoming before-and-after investigations.
Days 13 - 18
Collect Before Photos — 1 days — — 1 days —
Collect Before Photos — 1 days — — 1 days —
Students will collect and record before evidence from shared spaces, use observation words and picture labels to describe what they notice, sort trash and recycling cards by features, compare evidence with peers, and add a weekly anchor-chart entry showing how a helpful choice affected a space.
Days 19 - 24
Show After Changes — 1 days — — 1 days —
Show After Changes — 1 days — — 1 days —
Students will carry out cleanup and sorting routines, gather after evidence with photos and drawings, compare before-and-after records, talk about feelings and team choices, revise their ideas after feedback, and complete the weekly anchor chart update showing how their choices changed a shared space.
Days 25 - 30
Share Evidence Conclusions — 1 days — — 1 days —
Share Evidence Conclusions — 1 days — — 1 days —
Students will use before-and-after photos, drawings, signs, and class observations to explain what changed in shared spaces, which choices helped, what evidence supports their ideas, and what they still wonder before adding the weekly anchor-chart reflection.
Days 31 - 32
Showcase — 1 days — — 1 days —
Showcase — 1 days — — 1 days —
Students will finalize their evidence of how helpful choices changed shared spaces, revise displays with peer feedback, complete the final anchor-chart reflection, and present their before-and-after photo display, photo story board, and signs during the Choice Champions Showcase.
Days 33 - 36
Launch — 3 days — — 3 days —
Days 1–6
Day 1
🧹 Clean Space Crew Tour
Launch
20m
Day 2
👀 Trash, Plants, Signs Hunt
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 3
📚 Helpful Choices Read-Aloud Talk
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 4
🖍️ First Helpful Choice Drawing
Deliverable
20m
Day 5
📸 Before-and-After Photo Match
Project Work
20m
Day 6
📍 Weekly Choice Anchor Update
Assessment
20m
Clean Space Mystery — 3 days — — 3 days —
Days 7–12
Day 7
🕵️ Mystery Mess Picture Walk
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 8
❓ Our Clean Space Question
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 9
📷 Before Clues Observation Hunt
Project Work
20m
Day 10
🗣️ Evidence Talk and Kind Revision
Deliverable
20m
Day 11
📖 Caring Choices Read-Aloud Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 12
🖍️ Weekly Choice Anchor Update
Assessment
20m
Plan Evidence Ways — 1 days — — 1 days —
Days 13–18
Day 13
📖 Observation Book and Notice Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 14
🖼️ Picture Card Tool Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 15
✏️ Partner Evidence Plan Mat
Project Work
20m
Day 16
👂 Two-Friend Plan Feedback
Deliverable
20m
Day 17
🎒 Evidence Kit Practice Walk
Project Work
20m
Day 18
🧾 Anchor Chart Plan Check
Assessment
20m
Collect Before Photos — 1 days — — 1 days —
Days 19–24
Day 19
📸 Before Photos and Noticing Words
Launch
20m
Day 20
🖍️ Before Look Drawing Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 21
♻️ Trash or Recycling Sort
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 22
👂 Two Friends Check My Drawing
Project Work
20m
Day 23
📚 Clean Places Read and Compare
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 24
📌 Weekly Choice Anchor Update
Assessment
20m
Show After Changes — 1 days — — 1 days —
Days 25–30
Day 25
🧹 Tidy-Up and Sort Evidence
Project Work
20m
Day 26
📸 Before-and-After Picture Talk
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 27
😊 Cleanup Story Cards
Deliverable
20m
Day 28
🗣️ Partner Feedback on Change Drawings
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 29
🌱 Teamwork Read-Aloud and Next Choice Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 30
📌 Weekly Anchor Chart Checkpoint
Assessment
20m
Share Evidence Conclusions — 1 days — — 1 days —
Days 31–32
Day 31
🖼️ Evidence Talk With Photos
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 32
📌 Anchor Chart Conclusion Check
Assessment
20m
Showcase — 1 days — — 1 days —
Days 33–36
Day 33
🖼️ Before-and-After Photo Match
Knowledge/Skill Building
20m
Day 34
🧩 Story Board Revision Round
Project Work
20m
Day 35
🪧 Gallery Signs and Talk Practice
Deliverable
20m
Day 36
🌎 Choice Champions Showcase
Assessment
20m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
14
Day 1
Launch — 3 days — — 3 days —
🧹 Clean Space Crew Tour
15
Day 2
👀 Trash, Plants, Signs Hunt
16
Day 3
📚 Helpful Choices Read-Aloud Talk
17
Day 4
🖍️ First Helpful Choice Drawing
21
Day 5
📸 Before-and-After Photo Match
22
Day 6
📍 Weekly Choice Anchor Update
23
Day 7
Clean Space Mystery — 3 days — — 3 days —
🕵️ Mystery Mess Picture Walk
24
Day 8
❓ Our Clean Space Question
28
Day 9
📷 Before Clues Observation Hunt
29
Day 10
🗣️ Evidence Talk and Kind Revision
30
Day 11
📖 Caring Choices Read-Aloud Sort
1
Day 12
🖍️ Weekly Choice Anchor Update
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 13
Plan Evidence Ways — 1 days — — 1 days —
📖 Observation Book and Notice Chart
6
Day 14
🖼️ Picture Card Tool Sort
7
Day 15
✏️ Partner Evidence Plan Mat
8
Day 16
👂 Two-Friend Plan Feedback
12
Day 17
🎒 Evidence Kit Practice Walk
13
Day 18
🧾 Anchor Chart Plan Check
14
Day 19
Collect Before Photos — 1 days — — 1 days —
📸 Before Photos and Noticing Words
15
Day 20
🖍️ Before Look Drawing Cards
19
Day 21
♻️ Trash or Recycling Sort
20
Day 22
👂 Two Friends Check My Drawing
21
Day 23
📚 Clean Places Read and Compare
22
Day 24
📌 Weekly Choice Anchor Update
26
Day 25
Show After Changes — 1 days — — 1 days —
🧹 Tidy-Up and Sort Evidence
27
Day 26
📸 Before-and-After Picture Talk
28
Day 27
😊 Cleanup Story Cards
29
Day 28
🗣️ Partner Feedback on Change Drawings
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 29
🌱 Teamwork Read-Aloud and Next Choice Plan
3
Day 30
📌 Weekly Anchor Chart Checkpoint
4
Day 31
Share Evidence Conclusions — 1 days — — 1 days —
🖼️ Evidence Talk With Photos
5
Day 32
📌 Anchor Chart Conclusion Check
9
Day 33
Showcase — 1 days — — 1 days —
🖼️ Before-and-After Photo Match
10
Day 34
🧩 Story Board Revision Round
11
Day 35
🪧 Gallery Signs and Talk Practice
12
Day 36
🌎 Choice Champions Showcase