Highview School’s Program of Inquiry (2015-16)
Grade 2
September - October
November December
January - February
March - April
April – May
May - June
Theme:
How We Organize
Ourselves
Theme:
Who We Are
Theme:
Where We Are
In Place and Time
Theme:
How the World
Works
Theme:
Sharing the Planet
Theme:
How We Express
Ourselves
Title:
We The People
Title:
Home Sweet
Home
Title
Then and Now
Title:
Celebrate Our Earth
Title:
Living Things
Title:
Creative Expressions
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
ELA, Music, & Social
Studies
ELA and Technology
Social Studies
ELA & Social Studies
Social Studies, Science
and ELA
Science, Social Studies,
ELA and Technology
ELA
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Citizens affect communities
People throughout
Communities reflect
history can help shape
how people live, work who we are today
and play.
An exploration of the
physical/material world
Living things have
different needs and
characteristics that help
them grow and live
People express themselves in
creative ways
An Inquiry Into:
- Characteristics of good
citizenship
- The roles and the selection
of public officials
An Inquiry Into:
An Inquiry into:
-How people and
systems in a
community work
together for the
common good
- Historical figures and
explorers
- How the government helps - How communities
solve community problems meet the needs of
people at different
times
- How life would be
different if you lived
in a different
community
An Inquiry Into:
- Identifying oceans and
continents on maps and
globes
- How people in the past - the importance of
overcame obstacles
natural resources to
satisfy basic needs
- How contributions of - the importance of
historical figures have
recycling
influenced us today
- how we can protect
and save our natural
resources
An Inquiry Into:
An Inquiry Into:
- The unique
characteristics of living
things
-What it means to express
yourself
-Why people express
- How plants and
themselves
animals meet their needs
-The different ways that people
- Adaptations of living
express themselves
things to their
environment
Grade 3
September - October
November December
Theme:
How We Express
Ourselves
Theme:
How the World
Works
Theme:
Title:
Down Memory Lane
Title:
It’s Electrifying!
Focus:
ELA
January - February
April - May
May - June
Theme:
How We Organize
Ourselves
Theme:
Where We Are in Place
and Time
Title
Title:
Where There’s My Will, Raindrops are falling
There’s a Way
on our heads!
Title:
Earning A living!
Title:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Focus:
Science, technology,
math
ELA, Technology,
Social Studies, Math
Science, ELA, Social
Studies, Technology
ELA, Social Studies,
Technology
Social Studies, ELA and
technology
Who We Are
March - April
Theme:
Sharing the Planet
We Are the World
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Electricity is a form
of energy that impacts
our daily lives.
People’s actions of the
past affect us today.
An Inquiry Into:
An Inquiry Into:
- How people express their
feelings and experiences
through memoirs
- How electricity
works
People express their life
experiences through many
ways.
- Characteristics of a
memoir
- What we can learn from
memoirs
- The different types
of electricity
- The connection
between electricity
and lifestyle
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Water is an essential
resource.
There are various
ways in which people
around the world earn
a living.
Communities have history and
change over time.
An Inquiry into:
An Inquiry Into:
An Inquiry Into:
An Inquiry Into:
- How people’s
struggles shape who
they’ve become
-Their impact on our
lives
-The importance of
water in our lives
- The operation of a
business
-The water cycle
- The social, political and
economic reasons why people
move
- The importance of
businesses in a
community
- How people adapt to a new land
-Civil action and its
importance
-Current (events) actions
that will affect future
-Weather and the water
cycle
- Earning, spending
and saving
- How immigrants helped shape
our communities
Created by Shqype Rraci
September 2014