This week we dug a little deeper into our Unit of Inquiry and explored one of our lines of inquiry - how stories are told. The children came up with a big list of ways to tell a story and added to the list as the week went on.
We explored different ways of story telling, particularly using pictures and puppets. The children worked together, which helped them work on their group decision-making skills and collaboration skills. As the week progressed, the children became more confident to share their stories with the class, both retelling familiar stories and making up their own. We found out that nursery rhymes are a fun way of telling stories and the children also recognised that they can tell stories in different languages. Next week we will combine these ideas to make a class book of nursery rhymes in different languages.
Olga received the Learner Profile certificate this week for being a communicator through her story telling.
This week we were also excited by the observation of a nest with a sun bird outside of the playground. Ceyone shared his news with the class and we all went outside to see if we could find it. The children used their observation skills to sketch pictures of the bird and some chose to find books in the library about birds. K1 are real inquirers!