ib school info
April Cookies for Character
The Learner Profile is: Knowledgeable
The Attitudes are: curiosity
Explore concepts, ideas, and issues that have local and global significance.
HFE INTERNATIONAL INQUIRERS
April: Students will be creating travel brochures, posters, web pages, etc… to promote interest in their country of study. These will be used to promote interest for International Day! *How will you get there? *Facts:*Location*Geography*Attractions*Animals*Language*Traditions/ Culture/ foods
Please help encourage student inquiry into these topics at home!
The Learner Profile is: Knowledgeable
The Attitudes are: curiosity
Explore concepts, ideas, and issues that have local and global significance.
HFE INTERNATIONAL INQUIRERS
April: Students will be creating travel brochures, posters, web pages, etc… to promote interest in their country of study. These will be used to promote interest for International Day! *How will you get there? *Facts:*Location*Geography*Attractions*Animals*Language*Traditions/ Culture/ foods
Please help encourage student inquiry into these topics at home!
IB unit info
2nd Grade IB PYP Unit of Inquiry
Transdisciplinary Theme: culture, beliefs and values
HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES
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 on, and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic
Central Idea: (What we what students to understand)
Cultures may rely on patterns within the natural world to help them express themselves.
What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea?
An inquiry into…
Form, Function, Change
Related Concepts:
patterns, culture, communication
Transdisciplinary Skills: )Approaches to Learning)
Transdisciplinary Theme: culture, beliefs and values
HOW WE EXPRESS OURSELVES
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 on, and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic
Central Idea: (What we what students to understand)
Cultures may rely on patterns within the natural world to help them express themselves.
What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea?
An inquiry into…
- the properties of stars (form)
- how the earth, sun, and moon cycles create patters of time (function)
- how different cultures share ideas over time (change)
Form, Function, Change
Related Concepts:
patterns, culture, communication
Transdisciplinary Skills: )Approaches to Learning)
- Communication Skills: writing, viewing
- Thinking Skills: acquisition of knowledge, analysis
- reflection, inquirer, and balanced
- appreciation, commitment, curiosity
Central Idea
Societies develop and organize communities based on their cultural needs.
Lines of Inquiry
An inquiry into…
Transdisciplinary Skills
Societies develop and organize communities based on their cultural needs.
Lines of Inquiry
An inquiry into…
- How communities are alike and different (connection)
- What people need to think about when creating a community (function)
- How communities cooperate with each other (function)
- How communities develop and change over time (change)
Transdisciplinary Skills
- Key Concepts- Connection, Function, Change
- Learner Profile: reflective, inquirer, balanced
- Attitudes: appreciation, cooperation, responsibility
- Related Concepts- Culture, Community, Organization
- Self-management and Social