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IB PYP - HOW THE WORLD WORKS - WEATHER AND SEASONS - PLANNER & RESOURCES

IB PYP - HOW THE WORLD WORKS - WEATHER AND SEASONS - PLANNER & RESOURCES preview
IB PYP - HOW THE WORLD WORKS - WEATHER AND SEASONS - PLANNER & RESOURCES preview

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How the World Works: Weather & Seasons unit cover listing central idea, key concepts and three lines of inquiry
Unit overview to share when launching the inquiry
Planning: Approaches to Learning thinking and research skills as I-can statements, from evaluating to presenting
Reference for choosing which ATL skills to target
Learning goals and success criteria on the water cycle, weather instruments, newscast scripts and regional climate
Goals list for planning lessons and assessment
Temperature provocation: students visit a warm room and a chilled room and dip hands in hot and cold water, then discuss
Tuning-in activity to surface prior knowledge
I See, I Think, I Wonder gallery walk: students view season and weather pictures and record thoughts on 3 of them
Visible-thinking routine to open the unit
Water cycle demonstration: students watch beakers of hot water and learn evaporation, condensation and precipitation
Teacher-led experiment to build cycle vocabulary
Weather instruments: students study pictures of instruments, note what each might be used for, watch a video and reflect
Observation lesson with recording and reflection sheets
All four seasons: class builds a mind map for each season, then students write sentences about their favourite season
Whole-class brainstorm linked to descriptive writing
Climatic zones: students study a world map and globe to identify polar, temperate and tropical zones, then watch a video
Geography lesson for the third line of inquiry
Shapes and patterns in nature: in an outdoor art class, students observe and record drawings and notes in sketchbooks
Outdoor art session feeding the follow-up creating lesson
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About This Product

IB PYP - How the World Works - Weather and Seasons - Planner & Resources

This is a comprehensive educational kit formulated for teachers wanting to engage students in understanding the significant global issues surrounding climatology. It is part of the six Transdisciplinary Themes of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme.

The planner uses a special approach that integrates learning about specific subjects with learning beyond traditional boundaries. It equips young learners with skills to explore both inside and outside classrooms.

Main Features:
  • Clearly defined central idea consistent with its selected Transdisciplinary Theme
  • Precise strategies for effective learning (ATLs)
  • Critical stages in planning, measurable goals, and success criteria
  • Guidance on designing engaging learning experiences
  • Necessary tools like goal-setting platforms and formative assessments vital for tracking progress.
Designing Engaging Learning Experiences:

An interesting aspect is how this resource guides educators in creating fascinating learnng situations. From piquing interest through thought-provoking provocations, leveraging prior knowledge points or tuning in strategies to procedures on data collection or sorting phases are given in detail.

A perfect fit for Grade 1 through Grade 6 classes,

This resources ensures that there's an apt tool available no matter where your students are academically speaking. 'IB PYP – How The World Works' provides everything necessary to investigate deeply into weather conditions across various seasons—all packaged conveniently in PDF format ready whenever required.

The resource can be used collectively during whole group lessons, or divided among smaller groups during class interactions or allotted as intellectual homework tasks promoting individual pursuit of current global themes both within and beyond traditional learning settings.

In Conclusion:

'IB PYP - How The World Works - Weather and Seasons - Planner & Resources' forms a valuable toolkit for educators worldwide, empowering them to create observant, thoughtful inquirers out of students.

What's Included

The full planner includes:

Transdisciplinary Theme with Subject Focus:

Central Idea

Key Concepts

Lines of Inquiry

Planning:

Approaches to Learning (ATL's)

Learning Goals and Success Criteria

Designing Engaging Learning Experiences:

Provocation

Prior Knowledge and Tuning In

Finding out & Sorting out (with learning engagements and instructions)

Learning Goals

Going further

Formative Assessment

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