Here is Zoe's conference using the 'Explain Everything' iPad app:
As our 'How we organize ourselves' unit of inquiry is coming to an end, we are reflecting on all of our experiences and learning and working on "showing what we know". This week, Ms. Alison, Mr. Nathan and Ms. Karla set up a playscape in the playground full of extra equipment and materials to move with. Students participated in free play or movement with the equipment and then sat down with a teacher to explain how and why they move in certain ways. Here is Zoe's conference using the 'Explain Everything' iPad app: )
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Zoe's favourite part of our 'How We Organize Ourselves' unit of inquiry was our field trip to the Somerset MRT. She chose to include this experience in her portfolio because: "It was wiggly and shaky and I love it. You can go to shops with the MRT." Through our class discussions Zoe showed that she understands why we use the MRT and that it moves us places more quickly than we could walk.
As emergent writers, we are always taking risks in writing. We are experimenting with sounds and letter formations, as well as pencil grip and different writing tools. As the year continues we are learning to make more and more letter and sound connections to express our ideas through writing. In our journals we do our best to add labels, descriptions, or short stories to our drawings. We also participate in free writing sessions where we write whatever we want for one to two minutes and use the writing centre and class mailbox to communicate through writing during free play.
Here is some of Zoe's journal and free writing work. Zoe confidently takes chances in writing and works hard to record her ideas, using her own knowledge and sound and alphabet charts for support. She is confident with many beginning and ending consonant sounds and is exploring vowels to make whole words. |