Using our activity from today, create your own 5 card flickr story to share in class tomorrow! See website from today: http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/discuss/72157632684100074/ Use your Exhibition simple machine as part of the story. You can involve people in your house (nanny, brother, sister, parents, dog etc) or toys to help make your photos interesting. Post…
Helping EAL students make personal connections to simple machines and how they affect their lives. Session 1: Unpacking Impact The past 2 weeks students have moved from the finding out phase to the sorting out phase of the Inquiry Cycle. The first two key concepts covered were FORM and FUNCTION. This week students were expected…
As we enter week 4 of Exhibition, students are required to develop a stronger understanding of the concepts and lines of inquiry. While much of the discussion around these complex topics happens in English, students primarily use their mother tongue language so they can gain a deeper understanding. Promoting use of technical vocab To encourage…
Background on this G5 ‘Action’ Project This project started late October 2012. This blog post journeys our progress with the Grade 5 students…month by month. As part of our former UOI: How we Organize Ourselves myself and another homeroom teacher made contact with a local orphanage run by a Danish woman named Ingrid. We visited…
Grade 5 students are wrapping up their e-dictionaries this week! In preparation for Exhibition, students reviewed the project requirements on the blog and chose from over 15 new words to learn. They prepared posters on Comic life or Keynote that defined the new terminology on Simple Machines. Students chose their top 5 and are in…
THE GREAT DEBATE Understanding the Social Purpose of Debating As language learners, EAL students develop and practice oral language skills though a variety of ways, both in the classroom and on the playground. However, many students still require careful scaffolding and meaningful real-life experiences to apply these skills in a supportive environment. During…
Innovative Learning in the Elementary Classroom 