POI Matrix 2021/22
Grade
An inquiry into
Who we are
An inquiry into the nature
of the self; beliefs and
values; personal, physical,
mental, social, and
spiritual health; human
relationships including
families, friends,
communities and
cultures; rights and
responsibilities; what it
means to be human.
5
Who we are
Central Idea:
Our bodies react in
different ways to external
and internal influences.
Key concepts:
Connection
Causation
An inquiry into
Where we are in place
and time
An inquiry into
How we express
ourselves
An inquiry into
orientation in place and
time; personal histories;
homes and journeys; the
discoveries, explorations
and migrations of
humankind; the
relationships between
and the
interconnectedness of
individuals and
civilizations, from local
and global perspectives.
An inquiry into the ways
in which we discover and
express ideas, feelings,
nature, culture, beliefs
and values; the ways in
which we reflect on,
extend and enjoy our
creativity; our
appreciation of the
aesthetic
Where we are in place
and time
Central Idea:
People created media in
order to communicate
around the world
throughout the ages.
Key concepts:
Perspective
How we express
ourselves
PYPX
An inquiry into
How the world works
An inquiry into the natural
world and its laws; the
interaction between the
natural world (physical
and biological) and human
societies; how humans
use their understanding of
scientific principles; the
impact of scientific and
technological advances on
society and on the
environment
How the world works
Central Idea:
Universe is a vast space
that can be explored.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Function;
Responsibility
An inquiry into
How we organize
ourselves
An inquiry into the
interconnectedness of
human-made systems
and communities; the
structure and function of
organizations; societal
decision-making;
economic activities and
their impact on
humankind and the
environment
How we organize
ourselves
Central Idea:
Government
Systems influence
lives of people
Key Concepts:
Function;
Perspective;
An inquiry into
Sharing the planet
An inquiry into rights and
responsibilities in
the struggle to share finite
resources with
other people and with
other living
things; communities
and the relationships
within and between them;
access to equal
opportunities; peace
and conflict resolution
Sharing the planet
Central Idea:
People can make choices
to support the
sustainability of earth’s
resources.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Change
Related concepts:
Systems; impact; cycle;
adaptation
Lines of inquiry:
1- External and
internal
influences on
ourselves.
2- Consequences
of these
influences on
our being.
3- Ways to deal
with them.
Learner profiles:
Open-minded; caring
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1- Selfmanagement
skills: healthy
lifestyle; safety;
spatial
awareness.
2- Thinking skills:
application;
analysis.
3- Research skills:
observing;
planning;
interpreting
data
Subject focus:
PSPE; Science
Change
Responsibility
Related concepts:
Subjectivity; opinion;
transformation; values;
rights;
Lines of inquiry:
1. Evolution of
media to meet
the needs of
society.
2. Media changed
the modern
history.
3. Uses of media
nowadays.
Learner Profiles:
Reflective;
Communicator
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
skills: Nonverbal
communication;
Listening;
Speaking,
Writing
2. Social skills:
Accepting
responsibility
3. Selfmanagement
skills: Fine
motor
skills; Informed
Choices
Subject focus:
Art; social studies
Related Concepts:
Structure; System;
citizenships;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Universe and its
components
2. The positions and
conditions of
space bodies in
our solar system
3. Missions to other
planets
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer; Risk Taker
Approaches to
Learning(ATL):
1. Research skills:
Formulating
questions;
Recording data
2. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
knowledge;
Comprehension
3. Communication
skills: Viewing;
Reading;
Presenting
Subject focus:
Science; Mathematics
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Systems; roles; opinion;
rights; citizenship;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Functions of
Government
Systems
2. Impact of
Government on
Citizens
3. Rights and
responsibilities
of citizenship
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Principled
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Dialectical
Thought;
Meta-cognition
2. Social Skills:
Group
decision
making;
Resolving
conflict;
Adopting a
variety
of group roles
3. Selfmanagement
skills:
Organization;
Codes of
behavior
Subject focus:
Social Studies;
Language
Causation;
Connection
Related Concepts:
properties; structure;
consequences;
homeostasis;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different
resources on
earth
2. Impact of
personal choices
on the
environment
3. Maintaining
balance between
human needs and
limited resources
Learner Profiles:
Thinker; Balanced
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
skills: writing;
viewing;
presenting
2. Social Skills:
Respecting
others;
Cooperating
3. Research Skills:
Organizing;
collecting data;
Presenting
research
findings
Subject focus:
PSPE, Science
4
Who we are
Central Idea:
Each culture has its
own belief(s) and
value systems.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Perspective;
Connection
Related Concepts:
Structure; similarities;
differences; opinion;
Prejudice; homeostasis;
systems;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Aspects of
culture
2. Beliefs and values
are different
from one society
to another
3. The impact of
Beliefs and Values
on how we behave
Learner Profiles:
Open –Minded;
Communicator
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Research skills:
Observing
2. Social skills:
Resolving
conflict;
Respecting
others;
Adopting a
variety
of group roles
Where we are in place
and time
Central Idea:
Human migration
continually impacts
people and places
Key concepts:
Causation;
Change;
Perspective
Related concepts:
Consequences; Growth;
subjectivity;
transformation;
Lines of inquiry:
1. Why people
migrate
2. Migration
throughout
history.
3. Impacts of
migration on
past civilizations
learner profiles:
Open-Minded, Caring,
Principled
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
skills:
presenting;
writing
2. Thinking skills:
analysis;
acquisition of
knowledge
3. Research skills:
collecting data;
presenting
How we express
ourselves
How the world works
How we organize
ourselves
Central Idea:
Through the construction
and modeling, people use
different forms of
expression to convey their
uniqueness as human
beings
Key Concepts:
Connection;
Change;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
systems;
interdependence;
sequences; pattern;
transformation; truth;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Materials can be
found in nature to
produce Art
2. Construction is
an artistic way of
expression
3. Mathematics’
importance in Art
Learner Profiles:
Risk taker;
Reflective
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1.
Communication
skills:
Viewing;
Speaking;
Presenting
2. SelfManagement
skills:
Fine Motor;
Central Idea:
Energy is found in
various forms and is
used in our everyday
life
Key Concepts:
Form;
Function;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
properties; systems;
initiatives; role; structure;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Forms of Energy
2. Generation of
Energy
3. Ways of using
energy
Learner Profiles:
Thinker;
Balanced;
Inquirer
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking skills:
Comprehension;
application
2. Research skills:
Formulating
questions; Planning
3. Self- Management
Time management;
Safety
Subject focus:
Science, PSPE
Central Idea:
Choices we make as
consumers are affected
by the marketing of goods
and services
Key Concepts:
Causation;
Function;
Responsibility
Related Concepts
sequence; impact;
communication; pattern;
systems; values; role;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Need and wants
of consumers
2. Production
Processes
3. Advertising
affects Consumer
choices
Learner Profiles:
Balanced;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1.
Selfmanagement
skills:
Informed
Choices;
Healthy
lifestyle;
organization
2. Communication
skills:
Reading;
Listening;
Sharing the planet
Central Idea:
Life on Earth depends on
the balanced coexistence
of humans and the
ecosystems
Key Concepts:
Connection;
Causation;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Interdependence;
Impact; sequence;
initiatives; relationships;
systems
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Elements of
Ecosystem
2. Importance of
plants in local
environment
3. Human
interaction with
the eco-system
and its
consequences
Learner Profiles:
Principled;
Caring;
Knowledgeable
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking skills:
Analysis;
Synthesis
2. Social skills:
Accepting
responsibility;
Cooperating;
3.
3
Selfmanagement
skills: Codes of
behavior
Subject focus:
Social studies; language
research
findings
Subject focus:
Social studies; language
Gross Motor;
Spatial
Awareness
3. Social skills:
group decision
making;
cooperating
Subject focus: Art,
Science, Mathematics
Who we are
Where we are in place
and time
Central Idea:
Explorations lead to
discoveries,
opportunities and
new understandings
Key Concepts:
Change;
Form;
Causation
Related Concepts:
structure; properties;
similarities; differences;
consequences;
transformation;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Nature and other
tools we use to
orientate through
time
2. The early
explorations and
inventions
3.Impact of
discoveries today
Learner Profiles:
knowledgeable;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
How we express
ourselves
Central Idea:
Stories come in different
forms, which can be
analyzed and reused
to express different ideas
and intentions.
Key Concepts:
connection;
Change;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
relationships;
Opinions; sequence;
beliefs;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Various genre of
literature of Fiction and
Non Fiction around the
world
2. Characterization
, plot development and
the role of setting
3. Interpretation and
creation of stories
Learner Profiles:
Communicator;
Risk-Taker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Central Idea:
We can sense the
world differently
than others
Key Concepts:
Form;
Function;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
properties; structure;
Systems; Role;
Prejudice;
Behavior; subjectivity
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Sensory organs
2. Ways in which
body parts are
related to senses
3. Dealing with
limitations
Learner Profiles:
Thinker;
Balanced
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
Knowledge;
Analysis
How the world works
Central Idea:
Changes in Earth’s
Atmosphere
influences weather
in many ways.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Causation;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Properties; Impact;
Initiative; pattern;
structure
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Earth’s Atmosphere
2. Reasons of climatic
changes
3. Managing atmospheric
changes
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer
Knowledgeable
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
Skills:
Viewing;
Presenting
2. Research Skills:
Observing;
Non-verbal
communication
3. Thinking skills:
Metacognition;
Dialectical
thought
Subject focus: Social
Studies, Mathematics
Group
decision making
3. Research skills:
Recording data,
Organizing data
Subject focus: Science,
PSPE
How we organize
ourselves
Central Idea:
Through different roles
we can work and
communicate differently.
Key Concepts:
Function;
Connection;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Roles; Communication;
Relationship; values;
systems
Sharing the planet
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Communities and
communication
2. Interaction and
inter-relationship
between different
communities
3. I, as a communicator
and a cooperative
student
Learner Profiles:
Caring;
Reflective;
Principled
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Central Idea:
Rights and Responsibilities
complement each other in
different ways
Key Concepts:
Connection
Responsibility;
Causation
Related Concepts:
Relationship; Citizenship;
Consequences; justice;
rights
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Rights are connected to
responsibilities
2. The consequences of
neglecting our
responsibilities
3. Children’s rights around
the world
Learner Profiles:
Principled;
Open-Minded
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Application;
Evaluation;
Dialectical
Thought
2.
2
1.
Research skills:
collecting data;
recording data;
organizing data
3. Management:
Safety; Healthy
lifestyle
Subject area: Science,
PSPE
Communication
Reading;
Writing
2. Research skills
Collecting data;
Organizing data
Subject area: Social
Studies, Mathematics
Thinking skills:
Comprehension;
Dialectical
thought
2. Communication
Skills: Reading;
Writing
Subject focus: Language,
Art
Collecting data;
Organizing data;
Interpreting
data
Subject focus: Science,
Social studies
Social Skills:
Cooperating;
Adopting a
variety of group
roles
2. Selfmanagement
skills: Codes of
behavior;
Organization
Subject focus:
Social Studies, Language
Social Skills:
Accepting
Responsibilities;
Respecting
Others
Subject focus: Social
Studies
Who we are
Where we are in place
and time
How we express
ourselves
How the world works
How we organize
ourselves
Sharing the planet
Central Idea:
A variety of signs and
symbols facilitates local
and global communication
Key Concepts:
Function;
Connection;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Systems; Initiative;
Networks; Rights
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Signs and Symbols in
their various forms
2. Development of
communication system
3. Specialized systems of
responsible
communication locally
and globally
Learner Profiles:
Reflective;
Communicator
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Central Idea:
Forces are all around us in
our everyday lives.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Function;
Causation
Related Concepts:
properties; Behavior;
Impact;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different types of
forces
2. The way forces act and
react
3. Effects of forces in our
everyday life
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Risk-taker;
Thinker;
Inquirer
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Central Idea:
Food choices influence
our lives in different
ways.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Change;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Similarities; Differences;
transformation;
sequence;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Types of food in
different social set-up
2. Food Production
3. Food choices affect our
health
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer;
Balanced;
Principled;
Reflective
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Central Idea:
We share our planet with
animals and interact with
them in many ways
Key Concepts:
Form;
Connection;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
Differences and
Similarities; systems;
beliefs; prejudice; pattern
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Classification of animals
2. Animal Habitat
3. Interaction of humans
with animals
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Caring
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
skills: Reading;
Writing
Central Idea:
Differences and
similarities make us
unique.
Key concepts:
Function;
Causation;
perspective
Related concepts:
Role; impact; prejudice;
subjectivity; behaviour;
opinion
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different roles
and routines we
have in our
daily life and
reasons for
that.
2. Different
lifestyles and
cultures
3. Uniqueness of
each child.
Learner profiles:
Central Idea:
The way people
communicate changes
over time.
Key Concepts:
Change;
causation;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
Transformation;
sequence; subjectivity
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Changes in
communication
between people
2. Inventions of
modes/ methods
of communication
over time
3. Comparing and
contrasting
different
communication
invention
Learner Profiles:
1.
1.
2.
1
open-minded;
communicator
Principled
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Social skills:
respecting
others;
accepting
responsibilities
2. SelfManagement:
codes of
behaviour;
informed
choices
Subject focus: PSPE,
Language
Inquirer;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
skills: Writing;
Presenting
2. Research skills:
Collecting data;
Organizing data;
Presenting
research
findings
3. Thinking skills:
Comprehension;
Application
Subject area:
Language, Social Studies
Communication
skills: Non
verbal
2. Research skills
Interpreting
data; Recording
data
3. Selfmanagement
skills
Safety; Informed
Choices
Subject area: Art, Social
Studies
Social skills:
Respecting
Others;
Cooperation
2. Thinking skills:
Analysis;
Comprehension;
Subject area:
Science; Mathematics
Selfmanagement
skills: Healthy
life style;
Informed
choices
2. Research skills
Collecting data;
Interpreting
data
3. Social skills:
accepting
responsibility;
respecting
others
Subject area: PSPE,
Science
Who we are
Where we are in place
and time
How we express
ourselves
How the world works
How we organize
ourselves
Sharing the planet
Central Idea:
Well-being of human
body systems relies
on the connection
and independence of
their functions.
Key Concepts:
Function;
Connection;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Systems; role;
communication
Interdependence
Initiative;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Human Body parts
2. Interconnectedness of
systems
3. My responsibility
Central Idea:
People recognize
important events through
traditions and
celebrations
Key Concepts:
Function;
Causation;
Perspective;
Related Concepts:
Role; beliefs; pattern;
communication
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Meaning of tradition in
our life
2. The reasons and ways
of celebrations
3. Important events in our
lives
Learner Profiles:
Central Idea:
We express ourselves
through words in many
different ways
Key Concepts:
Form;
Perspective;
Change
Related Concepts:
Structure; opinion;
sequence; transformation
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Characteristics of
stories and poems
2. Using words to enrich
imagination
3. From idea to a
writing piece
Learner Profiles:
Risk-Taker;
Central Idea:
Water is used in many
different ways around the
planet
Key Concepts:
Form;
Causation;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Properties; Structure;
impact; sequence;
initiative
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Water and its
properties
2. Availability and
distribution of water
3. Uses of water
Learner Profiles:
Thinker;
Central Idea:
People, places and tools
can build the community
Key Concepts:
Function;
Connection;
Causation
Related Concepts:
Roles; Interdependence;
networks; Impact;
pattern;
Lines of Inquiry:
1. People and places
play different roles in a
community
2. People use specific
tools and skills to do work
3. Needs of a community
create different
professions
Central Idea:
Plants sustain and
influence all life on Earth in
many ways.
Key Concepts:
Change;
Responsibility;
Connection
Related Concepts:
Growth; Initiative;
interdependence
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Life cycle of a plant
2. Caring for plants
3. Contribution of plants to
life on earth
Learner Profiles:
Balanced;
Caring
1.
1.
1.
Thinking skills:
acquisition of
knowledge;
analysis;
comprehension
Subject area: Science
2.
EYP 3
towards my body
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Principled;
Balanced
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills
Acquisition of
Knowledge and
application
2. Social Skills:
Accepting
Responsibility;
Making Group
decisions
3. SelfManagement
Skills: Healthy
Lifestyle;
Informed
choices
Subject area: Science,
PSPE
Who we are
Central Idea:
The needs of the
individuals have influence
on their responsibilities.
Key concepts:
Form;
Responsibility;
Connection
Related concepts:
similarities; differences;
rights; initiatives;
relationship;
interdependence
Lines of Inquiry:
Open-minded;
Reflective;
Inquirer
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Research Skills:
Collecting data;
Recording data
2. Communication
Skills:
Listening;
Presenting
Subject area: Social
Studies
Reflective;
Communicators
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
Skills: Writing;
Reading
2. Thinking Skill:
Comprehension;
Synthesis
Subject area: Language
Where we are in place
and time
Central Idea:
People develop
transportation systems to
meet their needs
Key Concepts:
Form;
Causation;
Change
Related Concepts:
Structure; Impact;
Adaptation;
transformation
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Means of
transportation
2. Transportation helps
How we express
ourselves
Central Idea:
We express ourselves
through music in unique
ways
Key Concepts:
Form;
Perspective;
Function
Related Concepts:
Pattern; Subjectivity;
Interpretation; Evidence
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Sounds can be used to
create different types of
music
2. Influence of
Knowledgeable
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Selfmanagement
Skills: Time
Management;
organization
2. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
knowledge;
Application;
Analysis
Subject area: Science,
Social Studies
How the world works
-
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Research Skills:
Formulating
Questions;
Recording Data
2. Social skills:
cooperating;
resolving
conflicts
Subject area: Social
Studies
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Social Skills:
Accepting
Responsibility;
Cooperating
2. Communication
Skills: Speaking;
Presenting
Subject area: Science
How we organize
ourselves
Central Idea:
People apply their
understanding of time in
organizing their lives.
Key Concepts:
Responsibility;
Connection;
Change
Related Concepts:
Initiative; systems;
Interdependence;
Cycles; adaptation;
transformation
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Understanding Time
2. Different time cycles
Sharing the planet
-
1.
EYP 2
Basic needs of
an individual.
2. The importance
of the
fulfilment of
the
responsibilities
at home and at
school.
3. The connection
between needs
and
responsibilities.
Learner profiles:
Principled, reflective;
caring
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
Communication skills:
listening; speaking
Self-management:
informed choices
Subject focus: social
studies, science
Who we are
Central Idea:
Families and the
immediate community
contribute to shaping our
identity
Key concepts:
Form;
Connection;
Perspective
Related concepts:
Structure; relationships;
systems; subjectivity
Lines of inquiry:
1. Our families
and the
communities in
people in their daily lives
3. Transportation has
changed over time
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Inquirer;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Social Skills:
Accepting
responsibility
2. Research Skills:
Collecting data
Subject focus:
Social Studies, Language,
Art
music on me
3. Making own
music
Learner Profiles:
Communicator;
Risk taker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Social Skills:
Respecting
others;
Group decision
making
2. Communication
Skills;
Viewing;
Presenting
Subject focus: Arts
Where we are in place
and time
How we express
ourselves
Central Idea:
Manners can affect the
well-being of individuals
in different social set ups
Key Concepts:
Function;
Causation;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
Behavior;
Communication;
Consequences; beliefs;
prejudice
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Basic manners
2. Importance of manners
-
3. Using time cycles in
organizing ourselves
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Balanced;
Open-minded
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
knowledge;
Comprehension
2. Selfmanagement
Skills:
Organization;
Timemanagement
Subject focus:
Mathematics, Science,
Social Studies
How the world works
Central Idea:
Farmers work to cover the
needs of a community.
Key Concepts:
Form;
Change;
Causation
Related Concepts:
Structure; Sequence;
Pattern; impact
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Different farm animals
and their characteristics
2. From farm to table
3. Needs of communities
around the world
How we organize
ourselves
-
Sharing the planet
Central Idea:
All living things are a part
of different life-cycles
Key Concepts:
Change;
Connection;
Responsibility
Related Concepts:
Cycles; Interdependence;
Initiative; Homeostasis
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Life cycles of plants and
animals
2. Interdependence
between living things
3. Our responsibilities
which we
belong to.
2. Families in
different
cultures.
3. How families
and
communities
support wellbeing
Learner profiles:
Caring; open-minded
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Research skills:
formulating
questions
2. Selfmanagement:
organization;
spatial
awareness
3. Communication
skills:
presenting;
listening;
speaking
3. Impact of manners on
feelings
Learner Profiles:
Principled;
Communicator;
Reflective
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Selfmanagement
Skills: Codes of
behavior;
Informed
choices
2. Social Skills:
Respecting
others;
Cooperating
Subject focus: Social
Studies, Language
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer;
Risk- taker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
knowledge,
Application
2.
towards the environment,
animals and plants
Learner Profiles:
Knowledgeable;
Thinker;
Balanced
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Research Skills:
Formulating
questions;
Observing
2. Thinking Skills:
Acquisition of
knowledge;
Comprehension
Subject focus: Science
Social skills:
cooperating
Subject focus: Social
Studies, Science, Art
Subject focus: PSPE;
Social studies
EYP 1
Who we are
Central Idea:
Our identity makes us the
way we are
Key Concepts:
Perspective;
Where we are in place
and time
Central idea:
Spaces and facilities in
and around buildings
determine how people
use them.
How we express
ourselves
Central Idea:
Visual Arts are forms of
expressions to be enjoyed
Key Concepts:
Connection;
How the world works
-
How we organize
ourselves
Central Idea:
Routines at home and
school guide us to shape
our days
Key Concepts:
Function
Sharing the planet
-
Form;
Causation
Related Concepts:
opinion; Differences and
similarities;
consequences
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Who I am
2. Physical and personal
characteristics
3. Feelings influence the
way we behave
Learner Profiles:
Open-minded;
Caring;
Reflective
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Communication
Skills:
Listening;
Speaking;
Non-verbal
communication
2. Social Skills:
Cooperating;
Respecting each
other
Subject focus: Science,
PSPE
Key concepts:
Form,
Function,
Responsibility
Related concepts:
Structure; behavior;
values; rights
Lines of inquiry:
1. Characteristics and
arrangements of physical
spaces
2. Usage of spaces
3. Sharing spaces with
others
Learner Profiles:
Principled;
Communicator;
Thinker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Social Skills:
Accepting
responsibility;
Adopting a
variety
of group roles
2. Research Skills:
Formulating
Questions;
Collecting data
Subject focus: Social
Studies
Change;
Perspective
Related Concepts:
systems; transformation;
prejudice
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Visual Arts support
expression in many ways
2. Models as realization of
creative processes
3. Our Creative selves
Learner Profiles:
Inquirer;
Risk taker
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. SelfManagement
Skills: Fine
Motor
skills; Spatial
awareness;
Gross
motor skills
2. Thinking skills:
Comprehension;
Application
Subject focus: Art,
Language
Connection
Causation
Related Concepts:
Pattern; homeostasis;
interdependence;
sequences; consequences
Lines of Inquiry:
1. People have individual
routines
2. Work and fun
complement each other
3. Need for routines in
our daily life
Learner Profiles:
Balanced;
Knowledgeable
Approaches to Learning
(ATL):
1. Thinking Skills:
Application;
Synthesis
2. SelfManagement
Skills:
TimeManagement;
Organization
3. Communication
skills: Viewing;
Speaking;
Presenting
Subject focus: Science,
Social Studies,
Mathematics