CRISPA Unit Plans
If you are interested in seeing CRISPA in action, check out examples of CRISPA in curriculum by clicking on each document below:
This Financial Literacy Unit Plan incorporates a content-based unit into CRISPA's framework. Check out where each element of CRISPA is incorporated by locating the checklists on the left hand side of each page.
This Art Museum Unit Plan is meant to inspire students’ imaginations with a discovery of the stories found in a museum’s art objects and spark their curiosity to search for clues to the mysteries in the world around them.
This Connecting Through Blankets Lesson Plan uses the elements of CRISPA to guide students through an exploration of the Blankets art exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, culminating with an art transfer project targeted at inspiring the connections made throughout the exploration. The author also takes some time to outline the ways in which she uses CRISPA to design her lesson, and where the inspiration for the unit came from.
In this Hungry Caterpillar Curriculum Sketch, students explore 3 activities all connected to the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar with the intention that students will make connections, and engage in active, sensory experiences. With CRISPA strategies, students will have access to support deeper understanding of the text.
This Poetry Curriculum Sketch incorporates several elements of CRISPA to encourage students to actively participate and engage in the content of the lesson. Each element's use is thoroughly explained to give the user a sense of how CRISPA is truly embodied in this sketch.
