First Unit of 2017
Triggering
kids were shocked until they understood that all was part of the triggering of the Unit:
HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES
kids were shocked until they understood that all was part of the triggering of the Unit:
HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES
ORGANIZING OUR PLANET: MY COUNTRY
Presentation of our Brochures and Flags
Learning the concepts of geography, harmony, division, organization and nation and creating our imaginary planet
OUR REFLECTION ABOUT THE UNIT
SECOND UNIT:
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
IN THIS UNIT THE STUDENTS WILL BE UNDERSTANDING SOME NEW CONCEPTS.
SHADOW THEATER IN DRAMA, TO LEARN ABOUT MOVEMENT
Ale shared an amazing project with us
Students brought books, puzzles and projects to share !
Rotation and translation with our own bodies
Team Work
Constructing Solar System Models with different art strategies
Constructing Solar System Models with different art strategies
Our Planets Models are Ready!!!
ORAL PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR MODELS
Movement: Translation and Rotation experiment
Group Work: Compare and contrast about things we do during the day, during the night and in both.
During Library information Research
Third Unit:
Where We Are in Place and Time
Our Field Trip to the Museum of Archaeology and Antropology
OUr Triggering for this Unit was a Memory Game
We made many activities to Learn about our Lines of Inquiry... One of them was The Archaeologist's Search
...We reflected about that...
During our Second line of Inquiry we learnt about three cultures... Caral, Chavín and Paracas.
Drama , Practicing for the Show
THE GREAT DAY ARRIVED!!!!
OUR SUPER EXPECTED CELEBRATION OF LEARNING!!!
THE PRESENTATION
STUDENTS SHOWING THEIR WORK AND EXPLAINING THE CYCLE TO THEIR PARENTS
Fourth Unit
In our fourth Unit of Inquiry Who We Are we will be learning about our Strengths and Weaknesses, The Way we Face Challenges and How our Life Experiences Influence in Who We Are.
Our Triggering Engagement was an activity in Centers where they were able to realize that everyone is not the same, that we all have different strengths and different weaknesses. Then, they were able to watch Karate Kid.
We made a cartoon about our Unit.
FIFTH UNIT: SHARING THE PLANET
TRIGGERING:
kIDS DISCOVERED THAT THOSE SEEDS WE FOUND IN MY DRAWER AND PUT AWAY IN A CUP CLOSE TO THE WINDOW AFTER THE WEEKEND... GREW IN A SPROUT!!!!
kIDS DISCOVERED THAT THOSE SEEDS WE FOUND IN MY DRAWER AND PUT AWAY IN A CUP CLOSE TO THE WINDOW AFTER THE WEEKEND... GREW IN A SPROUT!!!!
Our Fieldtrip to a Plant Nursery
We Inquire in Library
WHAT WE SEE, WHAT WE THINK, WHAT WE WONDER
We Explore, We Investigate, We discover
We shared our thinking during a brainstorm about parts of the plants
and also in the presentation of our projects
Micaela´s father, uncle Fernando, is an agronomist and he gave us a talk about plants, uses, characteristics and the amazing diversity in our country... It was awesome!
MAKING A SURVEY AROUND SCHOOL ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS IN OUR LIVES.
CELERY EXPERIMENT
LOOK HOW MY PLANT GREW!