Celebrating Growth

Sorting Out our Personal Histories by inquiring about the other members of our extended family.

As we learn about the people in our ancestry, we will discover what, where, who of how it led to the preschoolers.

They will see their connection with these people as to who they are and later learn a bit of information about them.

They will also unravel some of the common traits and abilities they personally have. This might have been influenced not directly by their parents, but could also be from the other members of their family.

The students are encouraged to explore their creativity when creating a visual representation of their Family Tree.

A solar system, garden, fruit-bearing tree, or the sky - they were risk-takers and took different ways to express their originality.

They have also worked on a Venn Diagram to explore similarities and differences among themselves.

By asking questions to their partners, they were able to learn more about each other. This helped develop their communication skills and critical thinking skills.

Socially, they were also able to communicate and enjoy working with other students that they have not usually played or worked with.

An evidence that they are changing and growing up as responsible children.

We also enjoyed a wonderful gardening activity this morning outside the green patch!!

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