Grade K

Theme & Description

How We Organize Ourselves

An inquiry into systems, structures and networks through:

• Interactions within and between social and ecological systems

• Approaches to livelihoods and trade practices: intended and unintended consequences

• Representation, collaboration and decision-making

Central Idea: Roles and responsibilities as community helpers

Lines of Inquiry

Students will be assessed on the following inquiries throughout the unit. Each line of inquiry will guide students to understand and appreciate that everyone is unique.

1. Similarities and differences between rules within households and amongst different communities (form)

2. Types of communities-components, roles, roles of different members (form)

3. Community members have an impact on our community in order to maintain systems (form)

Concepts

Function - Students will explore how things work. They will think about peoples roles in communities and how they roles work independently and interdependently.  Students will think about the purpose of work and trade.

Causation - Students will think about the  effects of choices in livelihoods and trade. They will think about how one individual choice can impact the larger community.

Approaches to Learning

Thinking Skills

This unit we are focusing on supporting and guiding students to show the process of their learning. This will be done via thinking skills. Students will begin recording their thinking throughout the unit.