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Dear Families,

Preschool is learning about important concepts in our unit called “Is it Living or Non-Living?”

This inquiry study has a content learning focus in science: how do living things survive in their environments? From the driving question, students will investigate collections of living and nonliving things, such as plants, animals, rocks, and water, gathering evidence that will lead to criteria that show if something is living or nonliving. Connecting to prior learning, students will apply background knowledge from studying how they had their needs met to grow and change, building a bridge from the big idea of “needs” to wondering about how different living things’ needs are met as they change. Through classifying, students will discover patterns of what plants and animals need to grow and reproduce. Throughout the classroom’s plant and animal habitats (real and play), students will encounter multiple opportunities for investigation.

Key Vocabulary for Inquiry Study:
living, nonliving, life cycle, compare, environment, habitat, shelter, survive.

Thank you for all your support,

Ms. Annie and Ms. Kerri