MY SCIENCE ADVENTUREKindergarten

My Science AdventureKindergartenTextbook

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ISBN 978-971-46-0172-7

Author

Marie Beth F. Flores earned her bachelor’s degree in English Studies from the University of the Philippines, Diliman in 2000. She is presently pursuing a master’s degree in Childhood Education at Miriam College Graduate School. She is a Kindergarten teacher at the Miriam College Child Study Center. She has previously authored two preschool textbooks—Early Adventures in Language and My Math Adventure both for Nursery. She has also conceptualized activities for a supplementary interactive CD for the Early Adventures in Language textbook.

Consultant

Mona R. Alagar holds a master’s degree in Pre-Elementary Education from St. Joseph’s College–Quezon City and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Paul College–Quezon City. She is a college instructor and currently preschool area coordinator at St. Pedro Poveda College.

TO THE LEARNER

Science is all about discovery. Each day in your life, you experience and discover something different and something new to you. These discoveries lead to learning. You may not know it, but there is science involved in the things that you do everyday.

This book will help you in your discoveries. It will explain to you what is happening, how it happens and why it happens. This book will help you answer the many questions you have in your mind. As you read along and do the activities in the pages of this book, one discovery might lead to other questions. Just keep on asking the questions in your mind. All discoveries of our famous scientists all began with a question. Who knows, you might be a famous scientist someday!

The Author

TO THE TEACHER

This Science book is all about discovery. This is a book that will lead the pupils to ask questions and discover new things as they search for answers to their questions. Your role as a teacher is to explain to the pupils through experiential activities how the concepts happen and why they happen. To be able to enrich learning, make your activities as interactive as possible. Encourage active participation from your pupils so that they will learn through firsthand experience.

This book is only one of the tools that will help your pupils learn. Your daily preparation in the classroom will make the concepts in this book come alive. After engaging the pupils in various hands on activities, support your findings with explanations. The explanations found in this book will help you in explaining to the students the different concepts that you have introduced.

This book is also a helpful resource for parents who should also be involved in the teaching and learning process. There are review and enrichment activities that may be done at home. By soliciting the participation of parents, we are assured that learning goes on even after school.

Have a wonderful discovery!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unit 1 Self

Lesson 1 My Body .................................................................................................2 A Boy and a Girl ..................................................................................2 Things a Boy and a Girl Wear ...........................................................6Lesson 2 Different Body Parts ....................................................................... 11Lesson 3 Senses .................................................................................................19 Sense of Sight .................................................................................. 20 Care for the Eyes ............................................................................. 38 Sense of Hearing .............................................................................. 40 Care for the Ears ............................................................................ 44 Sense of Smell ................................................................................. 46 Care for the Nose .............................................................................51 Sense of Taste ................................................................................ 53 Care for the Tongue ....................................................................... 62 Sense of Touch ................................................................................ 63 Care for the Skin ............................................................................. 76Lesson 4 Things I Need to be Healthy ....................................................... 80Lesson 5 Keeping My Body Clean and Well-groomed ............................... 88Lesson 6 Being Safe Always .......................................................................... 93Lesson 7 I Am Growing ..................................................................................... 95

Unit 2 Plants and Animals

Lesson 1 Plants ................................................................................................ 100 Parts of a Plant ............................................................................... 100 Roots ................................................................................................. 101 Stem or Trunk ............................................................................... 103 Leaves .............................................................................................. 106 Flowers ............................................................................................ 108 Fruits ................................................................................................1 11 Seeds ................................................................................................1 11 Places Where Plants Grow ...........................................................113 How Plants Grow .............................................................................. 116

Needs of Plants .............................................................................. 118 Taking Care of Plants .................................................................... 120 Things We Get from Plants ........................................................ 122Lesson 2 Animals .............................................................................................. 129 Pet Animals ..................................................................................... 129 Farm Animals .................................................................................. 130 Wild Animals ................................................................................... 131 Places Where Animals Live ......................................................... 133 Body Parts of Animals .................................................................. 137 Movement of Animals ................................................................... 150 Sounds Animals Make .................................................................... 153 Mother and Baby Animals ........................................................... 155 Things Animals Need .................................................................... 158 Taking Care of Animals ................................................................ 164 Things Animals Give Us ................................................................. 168

Unit 3 Things around Me

Lesson 1 Solids ................................................................................................. 174Lesson 2 Liquids .............................................................................................. 178Lesson 3 Useful and Harmful Liquids ......................................................... 189

Unit 4 Earth

Lesson 1 Land ................................................................................................... 194 Landforms ........................................................................................ 195 Uses of Land .................................................................................. 201 Caring for the Land ......................................................................202Lesson 2 Water ...............................................................................................203 Water Forms ..................................................................................204 Uses of Water ...............................................................................209 Using Water Properly ..................................................................211Lesson 3 Air .....................................................................................................212 Uses of Air ..................................................................................... 214 Care for the Air ............................................................................ 215Lesson 4 Weather .......................................................................................... 216 Safety Measures during Certain Types of Weather ............ 226Lesson 5 Day and Night ................................................................................ 227

1UNIT

Self

My Science Adventure–Kinder2

A Boy and a Girl

Lesson 1

Color the pictures.

Dear Parents, In this lesson, your child will learn about the similarities and differences between a girl and a boy. Let him or her compare the features of a boy and a girl. Talk about the clothes and other things that belong to a girl and those that belong to a boy. Explain to your child that there are some clothes and accessories that can be used by both girls and boys.

I am a boy.

My Body

I am a girl.

Self 3

Draw yourself in the box.

Circle the word girl or boy below your drawing.

boy girl

My Science Adventure–Kinder4

Circle the girls in the picture using your red crayon.

Underline the boys using your blue crayon.

Self 5

Count the boys and girls that you see in the picture.

Trace the numbers.

3 boys and 3 girls

Dear Parents, Reinforce your child’s pride for national identity by talking more about the different groups in the country and the distinct qualities of each group of people.

My Science Adventure–Kinder6

Things a Boy and a Girl Wear

Name and color the things shown in the picture.

These are worn by girls.

Self 7

Name and color the things shown in the picture.

These are worn by boys.

My Science Adventure–Kinder8

These things can be worn by both girls and boys.

Name and color them.

Self 9

Draw lines to match the pictures of the boy and the girl with the things they wear.

My Science Adventure–Kinder10

Write B on the line if the things belong to a boy.Write G if they belong to a girl.Write BG if they belong to both a boy and a girl.

Self 11

Listen as your teacher reads the names of the different body parts.

Dear Parents, Help your child identify the different parts of his or her body. Tell him or her that most people have the same body parts as he or she has.

forehead

nose

thigh knee

leg

eyes neckchest

head

hair

mouth

ear

hand

waist

fingers

shoulder

Lesson 2 Different Body Parts

feet