Preschool 2
Transdisciplinary Theme:
How the world works
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and
biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of
scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.
Plants provide us with a variety of food • The way we use plants for food
• How plants grow
Transdisciplinary Skills
Research: The children will gather information • Keeping a week-long journal of which
about the fruits and vegetables eaten at home; vegetables and fruits their families are eating;
they will buy a variety of vegetables and fruits looking in fiction and non-fiction books for
and explore their characteristics; they will information on plants.
observe and record the growth of seeds; they
will test the hypothesis that plants need water, • Making seed mosaics; preparing graphs using
sun and soil to grow. the laptops during IT; cut and paste pictures of
the life cycle of a plant in its proper sequence;
Thinking: The children will count and grow seeds in plastic to watch the emergence
categorize seeds; match fruits and vegetables of roots and the stems; repot the seedlings in
to the various parts of plants; graph information soil and care for them.
on fruits and vegetables; sequence the life cycle
of edible plants. • Preparing and sharing a fruit salad or
vegetable platter of raw vegetables for snack;
Self-Management: The children will cut up fruit organizing and caring for a small garden plot
and vegetables to eat; draw and paint pictures of vegetables and flowers.
of edible plants and their parts; properly plant
seeds; pretend to be plants. • Taking part in group discussions about the
information gathered from home; role-playing,
Social: The children will take part in group in the housekeeping corner, the preparation of
discussions, taking turns and respecting others’ fruits and vegetables.
opinions.
ISB Unit of Inquiry Planning Overview
Preschool 2
In Music the children will play instruments to the music of a Vietnamese rice planting song.
In PE the children will imitate the life cycle of plants using their bodies to show the various
phases.
In German, the children will discuss the key ideas about growing plants and learn some of the
German vocabulary related to plants, fruits and vegetables.
Notes to Parents:
Some of the activities in some classrooms will include:
• Field trips to various related places such as an open-air market, local supermarket,
garden or farm;
• Preparing and tasting fresh vegetables and fruits;
• Planting seeds and recording the phases of growth;
• Cultivating a small vegetable garden in the outdoor playground.
Parents can help by discussing the variety of fruits and vegetables eaten at home and helping
children complete booklets brought home to gather information.