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Who we are


Who we are

The central idea, Understanding personal cultures, beliefs and traditions help us celebrate similarities and differences, an inquiry about beliefs, values, human relationships including, families, friends, communities, and different cultures.


In this unit, the students will inquire about different traditions, cultures and events, how cultures and traditions are passed on and preserved and the reasons for celebration. 

 

Their knowledge and understanding will be strengthened as the students look at the different lenses on the key concepts; connection, perspective and causation.


As a Tuning In activity, they looked at different pictures of celebrations around the world. They used 2 colored post its to write down thoughts (in blue) and questions (in pink).


It was amazing how the preschoolers take on the tasks and already started coming up with wonderful questions related to our current unit. 


We are excited to start next week with more learning engagements that will lead us to understanding 'Who we are'. We will look deeper on the concept of cultures, beliefs and their similarities and differences.

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