Since we planted green beans for our unit, it was only fitting that we do a sequencing activity with images of a bean plant's growth cycle. Some students asked if that will be what their bean plant ends up looking like. We'll have to wait and see!
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Before going back to our 'I know, I wonder' chart, I had the students look through our unit books that we got from the library. The aim was to spark their curiosity, and get them thinking! It certainly did, though we have more to add to our chart. When visiting the class, please do come in and check it out. This chart is a way to assess what students know about the subject and to guide the direction of the inquiry.
Three great videos related to what we will be learning throughout the unit. The students have viewed the videos once, we'll watch them again to reinforce knowledge and especially to reinforce some of the French vocabulary! A sorting activity, students took an item from the bin and placed it where they thought it belonged according to whether it was living or not. Then we talked about what the items in each hoop had in common. By figuring out the commonalities, we can determine what makes something living, the characteristics of living things!
Our next Unit of Inquiry is all about caring for the living things in our environment and in general. We have not yet formally introduced the unit however we have slowly started to introduce the students to ideas and concepts related to the unit. This is our little vet office, there are doctor's tools, animals, x-ray images. Before taking this picture, I asked the students what they were doing to the dog. They informed me that they were cutting the dog, so a surgery was happening, because the dog's stomach hurt due to a key being in his stomach. They had been closely observing the x-rays that are on the board and came up with this on their own! They are really enjoying playing pretend in this dramatic play center! Lots of learning is happening here, and by observing their play, I am able to assess some of their knowledge around the topic. They are also learning to cooperate, communicate and problem solve as they work together to help the sick animals.
Two sweet little videos that explain the needs of living things and a bean plant's life cycle. This is mostly for French language development, though the information is also important and something we are working on learning and understanding! The students have watched this at school, but can be watched at home too, to reinforce French vocabulary. |
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