Overview
1st Trimester
Life Cycles – The goal of this unit was to introduce students to the concept of life cycles. Students focused on what are life cycles and the stages that animals go through in a life cycle. We mainly studied butterflies and frogs. We were fortunate enough to have students bring in many caterpillars and tadpoles. This allowed the students to see up close the changes between each stage. Vocabulary was heavy during this unit since each stage of a life cycle has a spefici name. Activities to engage student learning included: literacy books, short video clips of the life cycles, artwork and class discussions. Students demonstrated their understandig through writings and drawings, posters and diagrams.
Habitats – The goal of this unit was to explore various habitats found in the world. We start off each habitat by reading about the characteristiscs of that habitat. Then we watch some short clips to visually show the students the area with a class dicsussion to follow. Students are then engaged in mini experiments that relates to that habitat. Finally students demonstrated their understanding through writing and drawings. So far the students have learned about deserts and rainforests. This unit will continue into the second trimester.
