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Who we are

Choices Make a Difference
  • Central Idea
    • Making balanced choices about daily routines enables us to have a healthy lifestyle.
  • An inquiry into
    • Daily habits and routines (hygiene, sleep, play, exercise, eating
    • Balanced choices
    • Consequences of choices

Where we are in place and time

Nationalities and Cultures
  • Central Idea
    • People have different nationalities and cultures.
  • An inquiry into
    • Countries
    • Languages
    • Food, clothing and traditions
    • Living and learning in a new culture

How we express ourselves

Tell me a Story
  • Central Idea
    • Stories inform and provoke us: they give us pleasure and help our imaginations grow.
  • An inquiry into
    • The history of stories
    • The retelling of stories
    • How stories may be adapted or changed
    • How stories influence people

How the world works

Growing Things
  • Central Idea
    • Plants are living things that need certain conditions to grow and stay healthy.
  • An inquiry into
    • Conditions plants need to grow and stay healthy
    • How plants change

How we organize ourselves

Help! Help! Community Helper Needed
  • Central Idea
    • Community helpers are essential in helping people live organized lives.
  • An inquiry into
    • What a CH is
    • Why we need CH’s
    • What the role of CH’s are in our community

Sharing the planet

A Bug’s Life
  • Central Idea
    • Insects are an important part of our world.
  • An inquiry into
    • How insects help us
    • Why insects are an important part of our world
    • How some insects live in communities as people do