{"id":283625,"date":"2025-06-28T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/?post_type=nagano-campus&p=283625"},"modified":"2025-06-28T14:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T05:23:18","slug":"nagano-milky-way-exploring-the-world-of-plants-june-23rd-26th","status":"publish","type":"nagano-campus","link":"https:\/\/isnedu.org\/en\/nagano-campus\/nagano-milky-way-exploring-the-world-of-plants-june-23rd-26th\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagano Milky Way: Exploring the World of Plants (June 23rd-26th)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hello there! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, our class took the first steps into our exciting year-long Unit of Inquiry, all about Plants<\/strong>! \ud83c\udf3f To kick off the unit, we started by discussing what we already know about plants\u2014and we were so impressed with the children\u2019s prior knowledge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our prior knowledge assessment<\/strong>, we talked about two main ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The parts of a plant<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What plants need to live and grow<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    During our group conversations, the children eagerly shared what they already knew. Many children confidently named the parts of a plant<\/strong>\u2014such as the leaf, flower, fruit, stem,<\/em> and roots<\/em>. When asked what plants need, they shared ideas like water, sunlight, air, and soil<\/strong>\u2014a great foundation for the learning ahead! One of them mentioned a part of the leaf, the stomata, which receives air for plants to grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We used drawings to help them express their thinking. Some even made connections to experiences in their own gardens or when walking outside!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Over the coming weeks, we\u2019ll dive deeper into plant life\u2014observing, exploring, planting, and discovering together. It\u2019s going to be a fun and meaningful journey as we nurture curiosity and build new understandings about how plants grow and how they help the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stay tuned as we continue to grow our learning\u2014just like our plants! \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\udf3e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Have a nice weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":283630,"template":"","nagano-category":[40,166],"class_list":["post-283625","nagano-campus","type-nagano-campus","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nagano-category-nagano-preschool","nagano-category-milky-way","en-US"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t