2nd Grade IB PYP

Home Connection

Current unit of study: UNIT 4

How the World Works: An Exploration of the physical and material world; natural and human made
phenomena; of the world of science and technology.
Central Idea: An inquiry into how animals and humans adapt and interact in their environments
Key Concepts:

Function, Contribution, Causation

Lines of Inquiry:
How environments influence the activities
and adaptations of living thing
How past communities have contributed to
how the world works today
Suggested Books:
First Facts About American Heros
By David C. King
Who Was Abraham Lincoln

Making the Home Connection

Research how famous Americans played
a part in the political change over the
history of the United States. The
following famous Americans should be
reviewed-George Washinton, Abraham
Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Jackie
Robinson and Dr. Martin Luther King.
Activities for Home

By Janet B. Pascal
Animal Habitats

Discuss how seasonal changes affect

animal behaviors, migration and
hibernation, adaptation.

Make connections between human

needs being met and how animals
survival depends on similar needs.

By Julie K.Lundgren