Overview Unit 1 2009
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This document summarizes classroom displays and activities from different grades at the German-American International School (GAIS). It shows how students in grades 1, 4, and 5 explored concepts like the learner profile, geography, evolution, and timelines through displays and projects. Preschool students added their names to leaves for demonstrating attributes of the learner profile. The document also discusses how field trips, special activities, and the school's mission support inquiry-based learning at GAIS.
Overview Unit 1 2009
- 1. PYP At GAIS September 2009
- 3. Displays of the Unit Inquiries
- 5. Working with the Learner Profile • Students define each attribute of Grade 4 Grade 1 the learner profile • Students draw and write what it means to be caring Grade 1
- 6. • Preschool students add their name on a leave when they displayed a certain attribute of the learner profile • Grade 2 student divide peace sign into the 10 attributes of the learner profile and draw symbols on back
- 7. Grade 5: Inquiry into Evolution be like What would life on an island shelter without tools or Write a diary en what it tr would b y about e like! H ow di Why d people m ials do ater Some esn’t it w ake fire? nat ural m ti or the b mes a fail k for us? A r t using est le e sson d project ! is
- 8. Grade 5 Classroom Displays Timeline This is what we know!
- 9. Grade 4 Where we are in place and time Geography History Social Studies German English IT Math Art Subject Integration
- 10. Grade 1 learned more about schools in “How we organize ourselves”
- 11. Inquiry based learning Learning to write Using letter combinations Advertising of a product Our Identity How Key concepts/ related concepts are being used across the subjects Pre- Assessment What do we already know?
- 12. Specials Library Music IT
- 13. Working with the students
- 14. Getting ready for class
- 15. Lunch Vorschule Preschool g during Lun etting ready ch for lunch eace Day r Lunch Lunch Activities on P R ec ycling afte
- 16. Fieldtrips • Support understanding of central idea • Helps students gain an understanding in an authentic setting • Promotes social interaction and intercultural understanding
- 17. Mission Statement The German-American International School (GAIS) mission is to provide an outstanding international, bilingual education focused on inquiry-based learning with the goal to foster confident, creative and responsible learners and global thinkers. All we do at GAIS has to support this purpose.