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Conceptual Learning in the PYP: Exploring the Shift from Skills to Understanding
The Big Shift: From Scope & Sequence to Subject Continuum
The International Baccalaureate has announced a major update in the 2025 PYP Subject Documents, marking a philosophical and practical evolution in how we view learning.
The familiar Scope and Sequence documents, once our go-to reference for what students should know and be able to do, are now being replaced with Subject Continuums.
But this isn’t just a terminology update. It represents a fundamental shift from skills-based planning to concept-based understanding.
Where the Scope and Sequence outlined a linear progression of skills, the Subject Continuum invites teachers to view learning as an ongoing, interconnected journey of conceptual growth across disciplines.
Why the Shift Matters
The move to Subject Continuums recognises that skills do not exist in isolation but that they are vehicles for understanding bigger ideas. By embedding conceptual understanding within skills, we move from “What can they do?” to “What do t...
Bringing IB PYP Concepts to Life: A Creative Approach to Launching the PYP Exhibition
A Creative Approach to Launching the IB PYP Exhibition
written by Jahnavi Aswani, Podar International School, Mumbai
Within our IB PYP community, it is a privilege and a joy to meet so many creative teachers who bring their perspective and flair to our pedagogy. Please enjoy this article written by guest blogger, Jahnavi Aswani as she shares how she and her colleague, Hetal Mehta, brought a creative and immersive experience to their recent PYP Exhibition. Look for the fabulous concept tree and the wonderful stories connecting the concepts with application of attributes and skills. Wonderful work!
In the journey of inquiry, questions are more powerful than answers—and understanding comes alive when learners engage with ideas, not just information. As we began our Grade 5 learners’ PYP Exhibition journey at PIS, we set out to help them explore the specified concepts that would guide their thinking throug...
