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🎉 Week 34: Year B Showcase

Lesson Overview
Grade Level Grades 3-4
Duration 40 minutes
Curriculum Year B
STREAM Focus All Areas (Celebration)

Week 34: Year B Showcase

🎯 Learning Objectives

STEM Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Reflect on Year B learning 2. Present portfolio highlights 3. Demonstrate skill growth 4. Celebrate achievements

Faith Integration Objectives

Students will be able to: 1. Give thanks for learning opportunities 2. Recognize God's presence throughout the year 3. Celebrate as faith community

Week 34: Year B Showcase

🙏 Faith-Reason Integration

Catholic Teaching Connection

Gratitude and Growth — As we end Year B, we give thanks to God for the gift of curious minds and the opportunity to explore His creation. We celebrate growth in knowledge, skill, and faith!

Scripture Connection

"I thank my God every time I remember you." — Philippians 1:3

Saint Connection

All our Year B Saints! — St. Albert the Great, Bl. Bartolomeu, St. Brendan, St. John Bosco, St. Kateri, and more — all showed us how faith and learning work together.

📚 Materials Needed

  • Student portfolios/work samples

  • Display materials

  • Certificates

  • Celebration supplies

  • Camera for documentation

  • Reflection sheets

📝 Lesson Procedure (40 minutes)

Opening Prayer (2 min)

"Thank You, God, for Year B! Thank You for airplanes and architecture, oceans and games, cities and weather. Thank You for the saints who inspired us and the classmates who learned with us. We are so grateful! Amen."

Year B Journey Review (10 min)

Walk through the year:

First semester highlights:

  • ✈️ Flight & Aviation — "What did you learn about the four forces?"

  • 🏛️ Architecture — "What structures did you build?"

  • 🌊 Marine Science — "What ocean zone fascinated you?"

Second semester highlights:

  • 🎮 Game Design — "What game did you create?"

  • 🌆 Sustainable Cities — "How did your city care for creation?"

  • 🌤️ Weather Station — "What weather patterns did you discover?"

Saints remembered:

  • Bl. Bartolomeu de Gusmão (flight)

  • St. Brendan (ocean)

  • St. John Bosco (play and joy)

  • St. Kateri (creation care)

  • And many more!

Discussion:

  • "What was your FAVORITE unit?"

  • "What was most challenging?"

  • "What are you most proud of?"

Portfolio Highlights (10 min)

Showcase your best work:

Select and present:

  • Choose 2-3 best items from Year B

  • Could be: project, journal page, data, creation

  • Prepare to explain why you chose it

Partner sharing:

  • Share with a partner

  • Explain what it shows about your learning

  • Listen to your partner's choices

Goal Check-In (5 min)

Remember Week 18 goals?

Review:

  • What goals did you set?

  • Which did you achieve?

  • What progress did you make?

  • What would you set for next year?

Celebrate growth:

  • Not just about meeting goals

  • About growing and trying

  • About persevering through challenges

Awards & Recognition (8 min)

Celebrate everyone!

Category awards:

  • 🔬 Science Explorer Award

  • ✈️ Engineering Excellence Award

  • 💻 Coding Champion Award

  • 🎨 Creative Design Award

  • 🙏 Faith Integration Award

  • 💪 Perseverance Prize

  • 🤝 Collaboration Star

Every student recognized!

Class achievements:

  • Total games created

  • Total structures built

  • Total data points collected

  • Combined learning!

Looking Forward (3 min)

What comes next:

  • "Next year: Year A — NEW topics, same skills!"

  • "Rockets, bridges, animation, and more!"

  • "Keep being curious this summer!"

Summer challenge:

  • One STREAM activity to try

  • Keep observing the world

  • Keep asking questions

  • Keep seeing God in creation

Closing Celebration (2 min)

Final cheer: "We are Year B STREAM scientists! We explored God's world with faith and curiosity!"

Closing Prayer: "Thank You, God, for this amazing Year B! Thank You for every paper airplane, every game, every sustainable city, every weather observation. Thank You for teaching us that faith and science work together. Thank You for saints who inspire us and teachers who guide us. Thank You for classmates who learned alongside us. Bless our summer adventures. Bring us back ready to learn more. We love You and Your creation! Amen."

Year B Accomplishments Summary

Your child explored:

  • ✈️ Aviation: Aerodynamics, flight principles

  • 🏛️ Architecture: Structural design, sacred buildings

  • 🌊 Marine Science: Ocean ecosystems, conservation

  • 🎮 Game Design: Scratch programming, logic

  • 🌆 Sustainability: Environmental stewardship

  • 🌤️ Meteorology: Weather patterns, data collection

STREAM skills developed:

  • Engineering design process

  • Data collection and analysis

  • Programming and computational thinking

  • Environmental awareness

  • Faith-reason integration

  • Collaboration and presentation

Congratulations on completing Year B!

📎 Home Connection

"We celebrated Year B today! What a year of learning! Ask your child: 'What was your favorite Year B unit?' 'What are you most proud of?' 'Which saint do you remember?' Thank you for supporting your child's C-STREAM journey. Keep exploring together this summer!"

✅ Assessment

  • Reflected meaningfully on Year B

  • Selected and explained portfolio highlights

  • Participated in celebration

  • Expressed gratitude

Lesson Version: 1.0 — Year B | **