Unit 4
Central Idea
We have a responsibility to look after nature
Key Conepts
Responsibility, causation
Related Concepts
Consequences, right, needs, impact
Lines of Inquiry
Care of plants
Care of animals
Consequences of lack of care
These are the teacher questions that will drive the unit:
Why do some plants get brown and die?
Why do we put water bottles on the animal cages?
Why do we need to care for plants?
Through participation in plant and animal care the children should demonstrate an awareness of responsibility to nature and identify consequences of lack of care. Harvesting and consumption of garden produce.
Unit 3
Central Idea
Cycles are important in our world
Key Concepts
Change, connection
Related Concepts
Cycles, sequences, relationships, patterns
Lines of Inquiry
Cycles in our day
Cycles in our life
Cycles in the world around us
These are the teacher questions that will drive the unit:
Do the cycles in our day/life change?
What is similar/different about cycles?
Through investigation into cycles the children begin to identify cycles in their life and begin to understand why cycles are important in their world.
Unit 2
Central Idea
The food we eat helps us to understand our own and other cultures.
Key Concepts
Form, Change, Perspective
Related Concepts
Traditions
Lines of Inquiry
The nature of grain
The variety of ways that grain can be used
The way grain is used in different cultures
These are the teachers questions that will drive the inquiry:
How does grain change?
How do we use grain to make bread?
How are grains used differently in different cultures?
The children will begin to understand that all breads have one ingredient that is the same and that different cultures use grain to make different foods to eat and to celebrate with.
Unit 1
Central Idea
- Our Behaviour Affects Others
Key Concepts
- Connection, Causation
Related Concepts
- Community, Communication
- Lines of Inquiry
- Interacting, playing, and engaging with others
- Identifying when actions impact on others
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These are the teacher questions that will drive the inquiry:
- How do we communicate?
- How do we build a community?
- What are my responsibilities to my community?
The children will be invovled in decision making about rules and considerations for safe and co-operative play in their indoor and outdoor learning environment and justifying their suggestions.
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Unit 1 Videos
Beginning our first PYP unit of Inquiry into how our behaviour
affects others, by coming together around our thinking mat.
After observing and discussing our home corner in disaray, the children
began to tidy and organise the space for play.
