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Kindergarten

Three cartoon children, each holding a heart, stand in front of the word %22Kindergarten%22 arched above them.

 

 

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How We Express Ourselves 

              An inquiry into systems, structures, and  networks through:

▪ inspiration, imagination, creativity ▪ personal, social, and cultural notes and practices of communication ▪ intentions, perceptions,  interpretations, and responses

Central Idea: Colors make meaning in our world

Lines of Inquiry:

  • Colors in nature 
  • Colors change by season 
  • Colors affect feelings 

Specified Concepts: connection, change, perspective

Colorful, playful letters spelling %22SPRING THE PLAY%22 are set against a light yellow background with a border of brown dots and a green wavy pattern.

An inquiry into the interdependence of  human and natural worlds through:

▪ rights, responsibilities, and dignity of all ▪ pathways to just, peaceful, and reimagined futures ▪ nature, complexity, coexistence, and wisdom

Central Idea: Human consumption and action impacts the environment

Lines of Inquiry:

  • What plants and animals need to survive 
  • Impacts of humans on the local environment 
  • Caring for the environment 

Specified Concepts: form, causation, responsibility

 

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An inquiry into identity as individuals and as  part of a collective through:

▪ physical, emotional, social and spiritual health and well-being ▪ relationships and   belonging ▪ learning and growing

Central Idea: Discovering Me in the community

Lines of Inquiry:

  • Personal abilities and interests 
  • Roles and behaviors within relationships 
  • Conflict Resolution 

Specified Concepts: responsibility, connection, perspective 

Colorful, playful letters spelling out %22WHERE WE ARE & THIS%22 are set against a dark, textured background with a subtle pattern.

     An inquiry into histories and orientation in  place, space, and time through: 

▪ periods, events, and artifacts ▪ communities, heritage, culture, and environment ▪ natural and human drivers of movement, adaptation, and  transformation

Central Idea: Weather and climate dictate designs of homes

Lines of Inquiry:

  • My physical home 
  • How are homes protected from weather elements 
  • Homes around the world 

Specified Concepts: form, function, causation