G3_UnderstandingEnvironment_2019-2020

Questions to Ask your Child Home Learning Suggested Home Extensions Key Vocabulary nd communicate about our environment. You can ask your child open-ended questions to encourage their curiosity about the natural phenomena they observe. Why do you think…? What do you think has happened here? What do you think would happen if…? How are these organisms alike/different? Why do you think ___ is shaped like that? Why do you think ___ behaves like that? How could we find out more about …? Spend time enjoying nature with your child. Show your appreciation and respect for all living things, no matter how small, strange, or seemingly insignificant. When outside together, take the time to pause and notice your surroundings, modeling your own curiosity and interest. Welcome questions about what you see and ask them yourself. Remember that you do not have to have all the answers! Here are some suggestions for how you and your child could go above and beyond the learning contained within our SuperUnit: Go to a local park and bring binoculars or bug catchers. Take a day trip outside the city to a surrounding natural reserve. Follow your child’s interest in nature, for example, by helping them research a particular organism that interests them. Remember that nature can be spoken about and appreciated in all languages! ● Survey ● Sustainability ● Species ● Habitat ● Organism ● Ecosystem ● Structure ● Impact ● Specimen ● Biology ● Biodiversity ● Appreciate