UNITS OF INQUIRY
Who We Are – (All About Me) Students in this unit explore the way that our
senses give us information about the world in which we live. They discover
the way that we use our memory to connect ideas.
How We Express Ourselves (Play) Students learn to express themselves
through play while developing understanding of themselves and others.
They will learn to communicate using art and music. They will compare and
contrast how children play in different cultures. They will investigate games
and toys of the past.
How We Organize Ourselves – (Transportation)
Different means of transportation are used depending on where we live and
our different needs.
In this unit the students look at the various forms of transportation and
consider how they are similar and how they differ from one another. In
conjunction with, they create vehicles and learn to follow the rules of
the road.
Sharing the planet – (Animals) This unit allows the students to explore the
essential needs of living things. They investigate what organisms need to
flourish and grow. They observe how living things change over time while
learning how to care for the plants and animals that they share the
planet with.