Through this inquiry, our Pre-K learners worked on a project to learn more about animals and to document their findings with graphic organizers. They were fascinated with the world of animals, showing intense interest and curiosity.

1. UNIT 2: ANIMAL INQUIRY
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2. This animal inquiry spanned out over six weeks. As a tuning in, we used concept attainment strategy to get learners
thinking about what our new unit was about. The goal is to get students to infer what the unit topic might be based on
the two sets of examples that are used in this model – Yes (examples that have attributes of the concept) and No
(examples that do not have attributes of the concept) examples.
YES NO
Launching Our Unit Of Inquiry

3. Exploring what our unit is about
What kinds of animals are there? Each child represented their beginning knowledge by creating a list of animals and
what they already knew about them.

4. They made their thinking visible by drawing animals based on their prior knowledge.
Here are some examples:
Moving on with our wondering

5. We as a class, decided to work
on an inquiry project involving
animals because of our
learners’ interests. They were
regularly playing with their
stuffed animals and sharing
them with their friends during
online meetings.
Making decisions

6. As a class, we formed a list of questions
we wanted to ask in order to learn more
about animals. We created the questions
list during our morning virtual meetings. I
later grouped them and came up with
this list.
These are our questions about animals…
Food
What do they
eat?
Who gives them
food?
Physical Traits
What do they look
like?
What sounds do they
make?
How do they move?
Home
Where do they
live?
Where do they
sleep?
Care
How do we
care for
animals?
Digging into deeper understanding

7. This is the
teacher web
which
represents
our
expectations
for our animal
inquiry.
Questioning

8. Sorting out
The inquiry focused on four areas:
• Animal Physical Traits
• Animal Home
• Animal Food
• Animal Care

9. Exploring further
Learners started investigating
animal physical traits by
talking, reading and watching
videos. Next, they classified
animals according to different
characteristics, such as body
covering, method of
movement, and number of
limbs. Each child chose an
animal to learn more about.
Once, they had finished
researching their chosen
animal, they began drawing by
observation their animal.
Animal Physical characteristics

10. We began our investigation
of animal homes by
watching videos of animals
building their homes,
matching animals to their
natural habitats, sorting
animals by where they live
and reading books. Next,
we took a virtual field trip
to the zoo. We compared
and contrasted animals in
captivity and animals in the
wild. We then set our goals
and voted as a class to build
a “happy home” for our
chosen animals. Each child
was given the opportunity
to create their animal and
its home using recycled
items and other supplies.
Animal Home
Investigating more

11. Wonderings & Findings
We wondered about the foods
that animals eat. We talked
about herbivores, carnivores
and omnivores. We then
played interactive animal-food
matching games during our
virtual preschool meetings.
Animal Food

12. Learners began sharing their
experiences with their friendly
animals. They show-told about
how they interact and ways to
take care of their pets. To get
them more interested, we took
them on a virtual field trip to a
pet store. They began asking
questions about how wild
animals find food. So, we
watched some videos and
decided to make bird feeders for
our community birds with our
families.
Animal Care
Unwrapping the unit

13. Presenting our work
Finally, to celebrate our learning,
we proudly shared our projects
online with our parents and
friends. Learners really enjoyed
exploring the world of animals!

14. This is a
web that
represents
what
learners
learnt
from this
animal
inquiry.
Developing Skills

15. Learner Reflection
Learners shared their
reflections via voice
notes and videos.
The majority were
interested and loved
the animal inquiry.

16. Teacher Reflection
Despite the challenges of distance learning, I found that this
inquiry went well. Our learners were so excited and fascinated
by the world of animals. I was amazed at how much they
enjoyed this learning journey. They were so proud and so was I!