Compound Word

Compound Words

We played the trading game as we discovered some interesting facts about compound words.

What are the words that are actually compound words.

off + ice ....office???

Bridging to !0 - Assembly

Reviewing the Bridging to Ten Strategy

The ten frames are essential to building a contract picture of how we can manipulate numbers to help us calculate.

Describing the charts.

Doubling Monosyllables

The Doubling Flowchart 

This flowchart was developed to help consolidate our learning about what happens when we add suffixes to simple words.

Reading out the steps.

Constructing the chart.

Checking to see if it is correct.

2nd Unit of Inquiry - Where we are in place and time

Transdisciplinary theme

Where We Are In Place and Time

An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.

Central idea

Our experiences are similar and different to those of people from the past.

Key concepts

Connection, Form, Change

Lines of inquiry

• The origin and members of our families
• Changes in daily life over time
• Stories, toys and games our elders enjoyed
• Similarities and differences between aspects of daily life

Transdiciplinary Skills

Thinking, self-management, research .

Learner Attitudes

Appreciation, cooperation, confidence, curiosity, empathy, respect, tolerance.

Learner Profiles

Inquirers, knowledgeable, reflective.

Our Skype interview with Mr Jim's sister.

During this unit we have looked into the past and change in many ways. We started out by helping Mr Jim find out more about his own family history. We conducted a Skype interview with his sister who gave us lots of information. From there we created a big class mindmap.

Here we are conducting our interview.

The mindmap

Using artifacts as a source of historical evidence. Mr Jim's father's Tam o' Shanter cap.

Recording our ideas

The hat

Drama

In our drama we took on characters based on typical fairy tale characters. We investigated the mystery behind the break -in at the house of the three bears from the Goldilocks story. Children had the opportunity to ask questions of each other in role both in small groups and as a whole class.

We created name tags to make it more real.

Asking our questions in whole group setting.

Drama is an important tool for developing oral communication skills. It is also a wonderful stimulus for personal writing.