2018-2019 PYP Program Of Inquiry (POI) Grade Level Unit .
2018-2019 PYP Program of Inquiry (POI)Sept. 1 – Nov. 16, 2018(10 weeks)November 19 - February 1, 2019(8 weeks)PreKAge 3-5UnitDatesFebruary 4 – March 21, 2019(7 weeks)Grade LevelUnitsTransdisciplinary Themes and TopicsWho We AreCentral Idea: Humans explore the world using the five senses.Key Concepts: form, function, connectionRelated Concepts:The 5 Senses Who We AreLOI’s:1. The five senses Form:2. Each of the five senses have a different Function3. Senses help living things learn about the world ConnectionAn inquiry into the nature of self, beliefsand values, personal, physical, mental,social and spiritual, health, humanrelationships including families, friends,communities and cultures, rights andresponsibilities; what it means to behuman.ScienceHow We Organize OurselvesCentral Idea: Roles and rules shapes a class communityKey Concepts: Causation, perspective, reflectionRelated Concepts: CommunityLOI’s:1.2.3.4.Classroom rules and who makes them (Form)Purpose of rules and regulations (perspective)Reasons for consequences (causation)Individual behavior checklist to promote appropriate behavior(form)How We Express OurselvesCentral Idea: Nature evokes different feelings.Key Concepts: Form, Change, ConnectionRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Things in nature that brings on happy or sad feelings (Form)2. Different things in nature can cause feelings to change (change)3. How to have empathy for living thing that is not well (connection)Building a classroom Culture How We Organize OurselvesAn inquiry into the interconnectedness ofhuman-made system and communities;the structure and function oforganizations; societal decision-making;economic activities and their impact onhumankind and the environment.Social StudiesFeelings How We Express OurselvesAn inquiry into the ways in which wediscover and express ideas, feelings,nature, culture, beliefs and values; theways in which we reflect on, extend andenjoy our creativity; our appreciation ofthe aesthetic.Science
October 8 - November 9, 2018 (5weeks)KindergartenAge 5-6August 27 - October 5, 2018(6 weeks)April 1 – May 24, 2019(8 weeks)Sharing the PlanetCentral Idea: Taking care of the planet.Key Concepts: Form, Function, ResponsibilityRelated Concepts: reduce, recycleLOI’s:1.2.3.4.The ocean provides life to many living things. FORMThe ocean sustains life for many living things functionProtecting the oceans is everyone’s REPONSIBILITYRecycling and how it can help keep our planet healthy. BalanceWho We AreCentral Idea: Families and friends play an important part in human lives.Key Concepts: form, function, connectionRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Family members and friends (form)2. The role of friends, family members and self (function)3. How friends and families are alike and different (connection)4. Ways that all living things take care of their family (connection)Oceans Sharing the PlanetAn inquiry into rights and responsibilitiesin the struggle to share finite resourceswith other people and with other livingthings; communities and the relationshipswithin and between them; access to equalopportunities; peace and conflictresolutions.ScienceIdentities: All About Me Who We AreAn inquiry into the nature of self, beliefsand values, personal, physical, mental,social and spiritual, health, humanrelationships including families, friends,communities and cultures, rights andresponsibilities; what it means to behuman.Social StudiesSharing the PlanetCentral Idea: Living and non-living things and their relationships with theplanet.Relationships: My LandKey Concepts: Connection, Responsibility, PerspectiveRelated Concepts: Relationship, Share, PollutionAn inquiry into rights and responsibilitiesin the struggle to share finite resourceswith other people and with other livingthings; communities and the relationshipswithin and between them; access to equalopportunities; peace and conflictresolutions.LOI’s:1. Plants and animals share the environment (connection)2. The Sky (Connection)3. Sharing and taking care of the water systems (perspective,responsibility))4. Sharing and taking care the land and its resources (perspective,responsibility) ScienceSharing the Planet
November 13 - December 21(5 weeks)January 8 - February 15, 2019(6 weeks)February 19 - March 21, 2019(5 weeks)Where We are in Place and TimeCentral Idea: Locating people and places and having an awareness oftime orients the world’s daily operations.Key Concepts: Form, Change, FunctionRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Calendars represent days of the week and months of the year.(Form, function)2. Positional words give relative location of people, place andthings. (change)3. Cardinal directions on maps and globes (form, function)4. Seasonal weather changes and its effects on people and theenvironment (change)How the World WorksCentral Idea: People and animals in various environment have differentways to meet their needs.Key Concepts: Causation, Perspective, FormRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Animal characteristics (form)2. Things animals need to survive (perspective)3. Reasons animals change habitats (Causation)4. Animals grow and change (form)Change: Everything Changes Where We Are in Place and TimeAn inquiry into orientation in place andtime; personal histories; homes andjourneys; the discoveries, explorationsand migrations of humankind; therelationships between and theinterconnectedness of individuals andcivilization from local and globalperspectives.Social StudiesImprovements: Making Things Better How the World WorksAn inquiry into the natural world and itslaws; the interaction between the naturalworld (physical and biological) and humansocieties; how humans use theirunderstanding of scientific principles; theimpact of scientific and technologicaladvances on society and on theenvironment.ScienceHow We Organize OurselvesCentral Idea: Symbols used in school and celebrations at home havesimilar or different meanings.Key Concepts: Form, Connection, PerspectiveRelated Concepts: symbolsLOI’s:1.2.3.4.Celebrations at home and at school (Connection)Symbols used during celebrations (form)Holidays and celebrations around the world (connection)Celebrating people of the past who have shown character idealand principle (perspective)Symbolism: My Country America How We Organize OurselvesAn inquiry into the interconnectedness ofhuman-made system and communities;the structure and function oforganizations; societal decision-making;economic activities and their impact onhumankind and the environment.Social Studies
October 8 - November 9, 2018(5 weeks)1st gradeAge 6-7August 27 - October 5, 2018(6 weeks)April 1 - May 9, 2019(6 weeks)How We Express OurselvesCentral Idea: Feelings are expressed during times of celebrations withfriends and family.Key Concepts: Form, Connection, ReflectionRelated Concepts: ExpressionsLOI’s:1. Different expressions of feelings during different life events(form)2. Recognize holidays or events that cause feelings to change.(connection)3. People’s behavior and how it might affect self and others(Connections)4. Celebrations you have experienced and how they made you feel(reflection)Who We AreCentral Idea: Friends, family, and communities of different culturesmight influence health choices and our social needs.Key Concepts: Form, causation, ChangeRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Family and friends influence the foods that are eaten. form2. Social interaction influences health habits causation3. Civics, political and social participation promotes changes inpeople. change4. Structure and functions of government influence choices. formSharing the PlanetCentral Idea: Relationships between habitat, animals, plants, and water.Key concept: Form, Function, ConnectionRelated Concepts: SurvivalLOI’s:1. Living and non-living things in the same habitat. (form)2. Living things interacting and sharing an environment(connection)3. Living things need basic things to meet their needs (form,function)4. Ecosystems provide resources to all living things (connection)Celebrations How We Express OurselvesAn inquiry into the ways in which wediscover and express ideas, feelings,nature, culture, beliefs and values; theways in which we reflect on, extend andenjoy our creativity; our appreciation ofthe aesthetic.Social StudiesSatisfaction: What do you Need Who We AreAn inquiry into the nature of self, beliefsand values, personal, physical, mental,social and spiritual, health, humanrelationships including families, friends,communities and cultures, rights andresponsibilities; what it means to behuman.Social StudiesSurvival: Environmental Rules Sharing the PlanetAn inquiry into rights and responsibilitiesin the struggle to share finite resourceswith other people and with other livingthings; communities and the relationshipswithin and between them; access to equalopportunities; peace and conflictresolutions.Science
November 13 - December 21(5 weeks)January 8 - February 15, 2019(6 weeks)February 19 - March 21, 2019(5 weeks)Where We Are in Place and TimeCentral Idea: The knowledge of maps gives us an understanding offamilies and their personal journeys of migration.Key concept: Form, Function, ChangeRelated Concepts: ConnectionsLOI’s:1. Physical, cultural, and community maps (form, function)2. Bodies of water that surround each continent (form)3. Weather and its effects on where people live (Change)4. Families native land and their new home country (change)How We Express OurselvesCentral Idea: The world is evolving but the structure remains the same.Key concept: Form, Reflection, ResponsibilityRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. How people of the past and present express their feelingstoward their country (Reflection)2. National events that transformed the country and why they arecelebrated today (form)3. Ways students can advocate for changes (Responsibility)4. Some things in motion move in different ways (form)How We Organize OurselvesCentral Idea: Value as it relates to the economy and way of live.Key concept: Perspective, Responsibility, FunctionRelated Concepts: value, worthLOI’s:1. Values, regulations and laws in a community (function)2. People in communities who enforce the laws (responsibility)3. Goods and services, buyers and sellers (Function)4. Location, weather, physical environment affects the way peoplelive (perspective)Connections: My Place in Space Where We Are in Place and TimeAn inquiry into orientation in place andtime; personal histories; homes andjourneys; the discoveries, explorationsand migrations of humankind; therelationships between and theinterconnectedness of individuals andcivilization from local and globalperspectives.Social StudiesTransformation: Celebrating OurCountry How We Express OurselvesAn inquiry into the ways in which wediscover and express ideas, feelings,nature, culture, beliefs and values; theways in which we reflect on, extend andenjoy our creativity; our appreciation ofthe aesthetic.Social StudiesValues: What is it Worth How We Organize OurselvesAn inquiry into the interconnectedness ofhuman-made system and communities;the structure and function oforganizations; societal decision-making;economic activities and their impact onhumankind and the environment.Social Studies
April 1 - May 9, 2019(6 weeks)August 27 - October 5, 2018 (6weeks)October 8 - November 9, 2018(5 weeks)2nd gradeAge 7-8How the World WorksCentral Idea: Patterns in the worldKey concept: Perspective, Form, ConnectionRelated Concepts: PatternsLOI’s:1. Physical, biological and natural patterns (form)2. Patterns in communities (form)3. Patterns and its effect on people (perspective)4. Patterns and its effects on learning (connection)Patterns How the World WorksAn inquiry into the natural world and itslaws; the interaction between the naturalworld (physical and biological) and humansocieties; how humans use theirunderstanding of scientific principles; theimpact of scientific and technologicaladvances on society and on theenvironment.ScienceWho We AreCentral Idea: The daily life of early settler’s impact how friends andfamily form communities and understand what it means to be human.CommunityKey Concepts: Change, Connection, FunctionAn inquiry into the nature of self, beliefsand values, personal, physical, mental,social and spiritual, health, humanrelationships including families, friends,communities and cultures, rights andresponsibilities; what it means to behuman.Related Concepts:LOI’s:1.2.3.4.Migration creates a melting pot of different cultures. (change)Early settlers and their impact on communities (connection)Friends and family participation in community (function)Communities are interdependent and provide resources for eachother (connection)Where We Are in Place and TimeCentral Idea: Immigration and its ongoing influence on culture.Key concept: Form, Change, ConnectionRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Tribes and cultures from different regions (form)2. Environmental conditions and its effects on immigrant settlement(form)3. Cultural traditions and how they changed over time (change)4. Communities of different cultures (connection) Who We AreSocial StudiesStructure and Function: What onEarth? Where We Are in Place and TimeAn inquiry into orientation in placeand time; personal histories; homesand journeys; the discoveries,explorations and migrations ofhumankind; the relationships betweenand the interconnectedness ofindividuals and civilization from localand global perspectives.Social Studies
November 13 - December 21, 2018(5 weeks)January 8 - February 15, 2019(6 weeks)February 19 - March 21, 2019(5 weeks)How We Organize OurselvesCentral Idea: The structure and laws of the land affects the dailyoperation of a community.Key concept: Form, Causation, ConnectionRelated Concepts: Responsibility, RulesLOI’s:1. Rules and laws used to organize communities (form)2. The effects rules and laws have on people within communities(causation)3. Connections between local and national government(connection)4. Laws and the action they promote (responsibility)How We Express OurselvesCentral Idea: Actions have consequences; consequences have positiveor negative impacts.Key concept: Causation, Perspective, ResponsibilityRelated Concepts: Communication, InterpretationLOI’s:1. Native tribes and their sacred beliefs. (Causation)2. Folktales and fairytales teaches morals and life lesson(Perspective)3. Personal choices of how they can contribute to the world tomake it livable. (Responsibility)4. Cultural beliefs and values about the natural world (perspective)How the World WorksCentral Idea: Natural world resources that allow humans to createthings that impact society.Key concept: Form, Connection, ReflectionRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Forces and Laws that affect our planet (connection)2. Man-made structures/resources that operate by forces in nature(wind, water, magnetism, etc) (form)3. How human-made resources benefit society (Reflection)4. Advancements in man-made systems/resources and theirchanges over time (reflection)Culture: Roots of the Country How We Organize OurselvesAn inquiry into the interconnectedness ofhuman-made system and communities;the structure and function oforganizations; societal decision-making;economic activities and their impact onhumankind and the environment.Social StudiesCause and Effect: The Choice is Yours How We Express OurselvesAn inquiry into the ways in which wediscover and express ideas, feelings,nature, culture, beliefs and values; theways in which we reflect on, extend andenjoy our creativity; our appreciation ofthe aesthetic.Social StudiesResources in Nature How the World WorksAn inquiry into the natural world and itslaws; the interaction between the naturalworld (physical and biological) and humansocieties; how humans use theirunderstanding of scientific principles; theimpact of scientific and technologicaladvances on society and on theenvironment.Science
April 1 - May 9, 2019(6 weeks)August 27 - October 5, 2018(6 weeks)October 8 - November 9, 2018(5 weeks)3rd gradeAges 8-9Sharing the PlanetCentral Idea: Water provides life to many, and human activity can havepositive or negative effects on natural resources.Key concept: Form, causation, connectionRelated Concepts: OpinionLOI’s:1. Bodies of water (form)2. Severe weather and their effects on the water system(Causation)3. Relationship between water, wind, temperature, and living things(connection)4. Importance of protecting our natural resources(opinion)Who We AreCentral Idea: Human rights and responsibility to construct and support afunctioning world.Key concept: Connection, Responsibility, PerspectiveRelated Concepts: Rules, Action, Consequences, adaptationLOI’s:1. People in all cultures make choices that can influence behavior(connection, consequence)2. The right to choose (perspective)3. Responsibilities of citizens (responsibility, consequences)4. Volunteering can impact communities (action, connection)Where We Are in Place and TimeCentral Idea: The knowledge of explorations and discoveries help earlyexplorers understand and claim different places.Key concept: Change, Function, Connection,Related Concepts: ExplorationLOI’s:1. Explorer’s movement, and their discoveries and claim to foreignlands (connection)2. Tracking land and ocean routes (function)3. Discoveries and their impact on society (change)4. Connections between land and sea explorations (connection)Sustainability: Water matters Sharing the PlanetAn inquiry into rights and responsibilitiesin the struggle to share finite resourceswith other people and with other livingthings; communities and the relationshipswithin and between them; access to equalopportunities; peace and conflictresolutions.ScienceRights and Responsibilities Who We AreAn inquiry into the nature of self, beliefsand values, personal, physical, mental,social and spiritual, health, humanrelationships including families, friends,communities and cultures, rights andresponsibilities; what it means to behuman.Social StudiesExplorations and Discoveries Where We Are in Place and TimeAn inquiry into orientation in place andtime; personal histories; homes andjourneys; the discoveries, explorationsand migrations of humankind; therelationships between and theinterconnectedness of individuals andcivilization from local and globalperspectives.Social Studies
(5 weeks)November 13 - December 21, 2018(6 weeks)February 19 - March 21, 2019(5 weeks)January 8 to February 15, 2019How We Express OurselvesCentral Idea: Living things in different ecosystems/environments havedifferent way of expressing themselvesKey concept: form, Function, ChangeRelated Concepts: adaptationLOI’s:1. Animal classification (form)2. Animal’s life cycles (function, change)3. Animal adaption (change)4. Social Studies: Myths and legends related to nature (formHow We Organize OurselvesCentral Idea: Culture is represented by symbols and landmarks of local,national and global significance.Key concept: Form, Function, PerspectiveRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Natural and man-made landmarks (form)2. Landmarks and their significance (function)3. Location of significant landmarks (perspective)4. How landmarks connect people (function)How the World WorksCentral Idea: Civics, government and human rightsKey concept: Form, Connection, CausationRelated Concepts:LOI’s:1. Branches of government (form)2. Immigrants requirements in their home and new country(connection)3. Check and Balance and the needs for law (causation)4. Citizens’ responsibility for voting (connection)Expressions in Nature (AnimalClassification) How We Express OurselvesAn inquiry into the ways in which wediscover and express ideas, feelings,nature, culture, beliefs and values; theways in which we reflect on, extend andenjoy our creativity; our appreciation ofthe aesthetic.ScienceLandmarks How We Organize OurselvesAn inquiry into the interconnectedness ofhuman-made system and communities;the structure and function oforganizations; societal decision-making;economic activities and their impact onhumankind and the environment.Social StudiesFederal Government How the World WorksA
2018-2019 PYP Program of Inquiry (POI) Grade Level Unit Dates Units Transdisciplinary Themes and Topics PreK Age 3-5 . 1 –. 16 8) 2. Who We Are Central Idea: Humans explore the world using the five senses. Key Concepts: form, function, connection Related Concepts: LOI’s: 1. The five senses Form: Each of the five senses have a different .
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PYP Collaboration Meeting - 29/3/2021 The PYP Collaboration Meeting was held on the 29th March and the following were discussed. An overview of the PYP Exhibition- Student's Presentation Students were thrilled to use the zoom link and showcase their demonstrations on the learnings that they had done for the Exhibition. The MC students were all set to go through the agenda as they led the .
The additional language teacher and planning - key points All teachers are language teachers and all teachers are PYP teachers "the planner has been developed for use by all teachers [including] any single-subject teachers" (Making the PYP Happen, page 31) Clear process within UOI and for stand-alone language learning (PYP Language Scope and Sequence,
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UNIT OF INQUIRY FOR KINDERGARTEN Understanding the IB-PYP The International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program (PYP) is underpinned by six transdisciplinary themes around which learning is planned. . weather and climate, . Lines of inquiry are identified in order to explore the scope of the central idea for each unit. Key concepts are .
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