Help children to inquire into Who We Are by understanding that everyone has emotions with different ways to manage them. CONNECTION: understand that emotions can impact our lives. PERSPECTIVE: know that everyone has emotions. RESPONSIBILITY: learn strategies to control emotions.
Help children inquire into Where We Are in Place and Time by understanding how ancient civilizations still have an impact on our lives today. FUNCTION: how mummification works, how to read hieroglyphics. CONNECTION: Ancient Egyptian technology still used today. PERSPECTIVE: why certain people were mummified.
Help children to inquire into How We Organize Ourselves by understanding that we are all part of different groups and communities. PERSPECTIVE: How communities change depending on when and where we live. CHANGE: How communities change over time. RESPONSIBILIY: How our role in a community impacts others.
Help children to inquire into How the World Works by understanding that The Earth’s structure is always changing. FORM: how our Earth is structured. CAUSATION: why we have volcanoes and earthquakes. RESPONSIBILITY: how we monitor earthquake and volcanic activity. PERSPECTIVE: focus on people who live in volcanic active zones. CONNECTION: how the earth’s structure relates to volcanos and earthquakes.
Help children inquire into How We Express Ourselves by understanding that storytelling is used all over the world to share events and ideas. CAUSATION: why stories changed over time. CONNECTION: how older civilizations used stories to explain the world around them. PERSPECTIVE: myths can be different depending on the culture.
Help children to inquire into How the World Works by understanding that water is shared by all living things and is a finite resource. CAUSATION: importance of the water cycle to life on Earth; why the different states of matter are important to the water cycle. FUNCTION: how the water cycle works. RESPONSIBILITY: responsibility to protect and conserve water. PERSPECTIVE: people’s access to water.
Welcome to this free teacher guide for the workbook: PYP How, Where, Who, Share! This guide includes page-by-page support for the activities in the book. Before starting, children get the opportunity to design their own PYP Agents badge at home or as the class settles. This can be a picture of whatever they want and helps them to feel their workbook has been personalized for them.
