A school day divided into separate content areas does not reflect life in our society (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Speech Communication Association, and Council for elementary sciences international, 1996 as cited in Plummer & Kuhlman, 2008, p.96). The world our students live in is integrated and interdisciplinary (Jones & Thomas, 2006, p. 64). A child's brain seeks patterns and connections to construct meaning and "an integrated and balanced curriculum promotes this type of brain growth and development through an enriched environment" (Diamond & Hopson as cited in Cuthrell & Yates, 2007, p. 23) . The National Association of State Boards of Education agrees with this statement according to its report that “balanced and integrated curriculum is based on the best knowledge of how children develop and learn” (Cuthrell & Yates, 2007, p. 23). All of these factors require an interdisciplinary approach to education that fully integrates social studies, science, and literacy. Student interest is an important consideration in planning instruction if the goal is to ensure maximum learning potential (Plummer & Kuhlman, 2008, p. 98). . Science is a topic that naturally stimulates children's curiosity and consequently provides opportunities for literacy development in reading, writing, and communication (Plummer & Kuhlman, 2008, p.98). Teaching children to write doesn't have to revolve around a specific topic or idea, but understanding the writing process is key to student success. To write effectively, students must draw on their prior knowledge, organize it around several corresponding main ideas, develop them through elaboration, and then tie them together into a coherent whole (Jone... center of paper...). ..d social studies education. The Social Studies, 105-110. Cuthrell, K., & Yates, P. (2007 Making it all fit: Integration strategies for social studies and literacy), The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin. 22-39.Jones, R., & Thomas, T. (2006). Leave no discipline behind. The Reading Teacher, 60 (1), 58-64.Kinniburgh, L., & Busby, R. (2008). No social studies left behind: Integrating social studies during the elementary literacy block Journal of Content Area Reading, 7 (1), 55-85.Park Rogers, M., Volkmann,. M., & Abell, S. (2007). Science and mathematics: a natural connection. Science and Children, 60-61. Plummer, D., & Kuhlman, W. (2008). Reading Horizons, 48(2), 95-110. Soares, L., & Wood, K. (2010). The reading teacher , 63 (6), 486-494.