Kinder

Unit 4: Sharing the planet

April 4th - May 27th

Learners will make a detailed illustration of their plant or animal
Learners will work on the creation of their plant or animal
- What do you want your plant or animal to look like (physical characteristics)
- What do you want your plant or animal to eat?
- How will your habitat support your plant or animal?

Choose: Physical characteristics to help animal or plant survive
Act: Create a unique plant or animal
Reflect: Would my plant or animal be able to survive in the real world? What habitat be the best for my animal or plant?

Voice: Students get to design a unique plant or animal using all of the information they have learned in the previous weeks
Choice: Students have to choice which characteristics of the animal they need in order for the animal to survive
Ownership: Students also get to create a habitat that is best suited for their animal to make sure that it survive

Form: What is it like? The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
Causation: Why is it like this? The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
Connection: How is it connected to other things? The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.

Reading: Nonfiction books (reviewing concepts) about habitats and animals
Math: Attributes of shapes relating to elements of habitats, capacity/measurement of bodies of water, best way to measure land features, how much space does a living creature need
Science: Nonfiction books about habitats, animals, landforms/bodies of water, characteristics of plants, food chains/webs
Social Studies: Nonfiction books about landforms and bodies of water

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