Launch
Launch
Students will launch the Animal Helpers project by observing campus spaces, naming animal needs, listening to community partners, and creating the first shared evidence and questions that will guide later design work.
Days 1 - 5
Observe & Record
Observe & Record
Students will observe campus habitats with community partners, record what they notice about animal needs, organize evidence into a class chart, and use drawings, labels, and short oral language to describe places that help or hurt animals.
Days 6 - 13
Name Needs
Name Needs
Students will sort campus observations into animal-need categories, identify one habitat problem supported by evidence, and create simple empathy artifacts that show what local animals need now and what is changing at school.
Days 14 - 21
Plan & Share
Plan & Share
Students will use their campus observations to co-create a simple design brief, generate and compare several animal-helping ideas, gather feedback from peers and community partners, and choose one fix to test next in their poster or bilingual class book work.
Days 22 - 29
Prototype & Test
Prototype & Test
Students will build and test low-fidelity animal-helper prototypes, gather feedback from classmates and school partners, and make a first revision that improves accuracy, clarity, and usefulness for the class book and museum display.
Days 30 - 37
Revise & Present
Revise & Present
Students will revise their animal-helper pages and posters using feedback from peers and school partners, prepare a short oral reflection, compare before-and-after campus habitat photos, and complete museum-ready display pieces for the class book and showcase.
Days 38 - 45
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their Animal Helpers Museum work to families and school staff, use before-and-after habitat photos to explain campus changes, reflect on how their actions helped local animals, and celebrate the bilingual class book as a shared community resource.
Days 46 - 50
Launch
Days 1–5
Day 1
🐾 Animal Helpers Kickoff Walk
Launch
45m
Day 2
🦊 Needs Sort and Question Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 3
🎤 Gardener and Custodian Voices
Community Experience
35m
Day 4
📘 Bilingual Page Model Sketch
Deliverable
45m
Day 5
🖼️ Campus Evidence Share Check
Assessment
45m
Observe & Record
Days 6–13
Day 6
👀 Campus Habitat Clue Hunt
Launch
45m
Day 7
🖼️ What We Saw Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 8
🦊 Animal Needs Sorting Mats
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 9
🎤 Gardener and Custodian Questions
Community Experience
45m
Day 10
✏️ Bilingual Label Practice Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 11
📝 My Animal Helper Notes
Deliverable
45m
Day 12
💬 Two Friends Feedback Swap
Project Work
35m
Day 13
✅ Habitat Evidence Share Check
Assessment
35m
Name Needs
Days 14–21
Day 14
🦊 Animal Needs Sorting Mats
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 15
🐦 Needs Talk With Sentence Frames
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 16
📸 Before Photos Noticing Circle
Research
45m
Day 17
🦎 Animal Point-of-View Maps
Project Work
45m
Day 18
🌿 Gardener and Custodian Check-In
Community Experience
40m
Day 19
📝 Problem Card Drafts
Deliverable
50m
Day 20
💬 Two Friends Feedback Swap
Project Work
45m
Day 21
✅ Habitat Problem Share Check
Assessment
45m
Plan & Share
Days 22–29
Day 22
🧭 How Might We Chart
Launch
45m
Day 23
🖍️ Fix Ideas Sketch Cards
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 24
🗣️ Care Message Sentence Frames
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 25
👫 Two Friends Give Feedback
Project Work
45m
Day 26
🌱 Gardener and Custodian Check-In
Community Experience
45m
Day 27
✏️ Revise Your Best Fix
Deliverable
45m
Day 28
🗂️ Choose Our First Test Plans
Project Work
45m
Day 29
✅ Problem-Solution Page Check
Assessment
40m
Prototype & Test
Days 30–37
Day 30
🖼️ Prototype Parts for Animal Pages
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 31
✏️ Sketch a Habitat Fix
Project Work
45m
Day 32
👂 Two Friends Feedback Walk
Deliverable
45m
Day 33
🔎 Try It in the Habitat
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 34
🧑🌾 Gardener and Custodian Check
Community Experience
45m
Day 35
🛠️ Revise Your Animal Helper
Project Work
45m
Day 36
📚 Build the Class Book Stack
Deliverable
40m
Day 37
✅ Prototype Checkpoint Share
Assessment
45m
Revise & Present
Days 38–45
Day 38
🖼️ Before-and-After Habitat Photo Talk
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 39
✏️ Bilingual Page and Poster Fix-Up
Knowledge/Skill Building
45m
Day 40
👂 Two-Friend Feedback on Museum Pages
Project Work
40m
Day 41
🧑🌾 Gardener and Custodian Check
Community Experience
45m
Day 42
🔧 Final Revision and Display Pieces
Deliverable
45m
Day 43
🎤 Oral Reflection Recording Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 44
📚 Class Book and Museum Setup
Project Work
45m
Day 45
✅ Museum Readiness Share
Assessment
45m
Showcase
Days 46–50
Day 46
🖼️ Before-and-After Photo Talk
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 47
📚 Museum Pages Peer Check
Deliverable
45m
Day 48
🎤 Animal Helpers Museum Share
Community Experience
45m
Day 49
🚶 Campus Habitat Photo Walk
Project Work
40m
Day 50
🎙️ Care Message Reflection Recording
Assessment
45m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
21
Day 1
Launch
🐾 Animal Helpers Kickoff Walk
22
Day 2
🦊 Needs Sort and Question Chart
23
Day 3
🎤 Gardener and Custodian Voices
24
Day 4
📘 Bilingual Page Model Sketch
25
Day 5
🖼️ Campus Evidence Share Check
28
Day 6
Observe & Record
👀 Campus Habitat Clue Hunt
29
Day 7
🖼️ What We Saw Chart
30
Day 8
🦊 Animal Needs Sorting Mats
1
Day 9
🎤 Gardener and Custodian Questions
2
Day 10
✏️ Bilingual Label Practice Cards
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 11
📝 My Animal Helper Notes
6
Day 12
💬 Two Friends Feedback Swap
7
Day 13
✅ Habitat Evidence Share Check
8
Day 14
Name Needs
🦊 Animal Needs Sorting Mats
9
Day 15
🐦 Needs Talk With Sentence Frames
12
Day 16
📸 Before Photos Noticing Circle
13
Day 17
🦎 Animal Point-of-View Maps
14
Day 18
🌿 Gardener and Custodian Check-In
15
Day 19
📝 Problem Card Drafts
16
Day 20
💬 Two Friends Feedback Swap
19
Day 21
✅ Habitat Problem Share Check
20
Day 22
Plan & Share
🧭 How Might We Chart
21
Day 23
🖍️ Fix Ideas Sketch Cards
22
Day 24
🗣️ Care Message Sentence Frames
23
Day 25
👫 Two Friends Give Feedback
26
Day 26
🌱 Gardener and Custodian Check-In
27
Day 27
✏️ Revise Your Best Fix
28
Day 28
🗂️ Choose Our First Test Plans
29
Day 29
✅ Problem-Solution Page Check
30
Day 30
Prototype & Test
🖼️ Prototype Parts for Animal Pages
November 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
2
Day 31
✏️ Sketch a Habitat Fix
3
Day 32
👂 Two Friends Feedback Walk
4
Day 33
🔎 Try It in the Habitat
5
Day 34
🧑🌾 Gardener and Custodian Check
6
Day 35
🛠️ Revise Your Animal Helper
9
Day 36
📚 Build the Class Book Stack
10
Day 37
✅ Prototype Checkpoint Share
11
Day 38
Revise & Present
🖼️ Before-and-After Habitat Photo Talk
12
Day 39
✏️ Bilingual Page and Poster Fix-Up
13
Day 40
👂 Two-Friend Feedback on Museum Pages
16
Day 41
🧑🌾 Gardener and Custodian Check
17
Day 42
🔧 Final Revision and Display Pieces
18
Day 43
🎤 Oral Reflection Recording Practice
19
Day 44
📚 Class Book and Museum Setup
20
Day 45
✅ Museum Readiness Share
23
Day 46
Showcase
🖼️ Before-and-After Photo Talk
24
Day 47
📚 Museum Pages Peer Check
25
Day 48
🎤 Animal Helpers Museum Share
26
Day 49
🚶 Campus Habitat Photo Walk
27
Day 50
🎙️ Care Message Reflection Recording