In Kindergarten, our year long science curriculum focuses on our connections to the natural world. Each science unit exposes students to hands-on lessons that correspond to what they are already observing in their world. Students will learn ways to find answers to questions that come from their own curiosities about their everyday environmental experiences.
The Kindergarten class begins the year by studying the changes in our environment that occur when Summer turns to Fall. We answer questions like: What are seasons? and Why do leaves change color? We will continue to come back to our discussion of seasons as we watch the year transform.
Throughout the fall, we also study the life cycles of apples and pumpkins and their fall harvest time. We will "dissect" apples and pumpkins investigating their various parts. We will count seeds and graph the number of seeds we find. Part of our Fall curriculum may includes community field trips to Wilson's Apple Orchard and a local farm. With our collections of apples and pumpkins, picked from our community's orchard and farm, we will spend time in the kitchen baking apple and pumpkin recipes to share with our Willowwind friends. Students may also spend time in our own garden harvesting and studying our own vegetables and herbs planted the spring before.
As Fall moves into Winter, we will continue to find answers to the question - Why do seasons change? We will study the dormancy phase of a plant's life cycle and also discuss reasons animals hibernate. While we will continue to discuss our connections to nature our study will shift to a Social Studies focus on connecting with our community through random acts of kindness.
As the Kindergarten year makes its way into Spring students continue to answer the question Why do seasons change? Students also use the Spring's growing season to study the life cycle of plants. From seed to plant, what does it take for things to grow? In addition, as the Spring thaw occurs, the results of a snow covered community will lead into natural discussions about sustainability and the importance in caring for our Earth. These conversations facilitate further discussions (already carried on throughout the entire year) regarding our own need to be responsible and proactive in our choices that directly affect the present day and future environment.
The Kindergarten class begins the year by studying the changes in our environment that occur when Summer turns to Fall. We answer questions like: What are seasons? and Why do leaves change color? We will continue to come back to our discussion of seasons as we watch the year transform.
Throughout the fall, we also study the life cycles of apples and pumpkins and their fall harvest time. We will "dissect" apples and pumpkins investigating their various parts. We will count seeds and graph the number of seeds we find. Part of our Fall curriculum may includes community field trips to Wilson's Apple Orchard and a local farm. With our collections of apples and pumpkins, picked from our community's orchard and farm, we will spend time in the kitchen baking apple and pumpkin recipes to share with our Willowwind friends. Students may also spend time in our own garden harvesting and studying our own vegetables and herbs planted the spring before.
As Fall moves into Winter, we will continue to find answers to the question - Why do seasons change? We will study the dormancy phase of a plant's life cycle and also discuss reasons animals hibernate. While we will continue to discuss our connections to nature our study will shift to a Social Studies focus on connecting with our community through random acts of kindness.
As the Kindergarten year makes its way into Spring students continue to answer the question Why do seasons change? Students also use the Spring's growing season to study the life cycle of plants. From seed to plant, what does it take for things to grow? In addition, as the Spring thaw occurs, the results of a snow covered community will lead into natural discussions about sustainability and the importance in caring for our Earth. These conversations facilitate further discussions (already carried on throughout the entire year) regarding our own need to be responsible and proactive in our choices that directly affect the present day and future environment.