Our first unit of inquiry falls under the theme, Who We Are. Before introducing the central idea to them, we looked at the theme and gathered their prior understanding of it.
It is surprising that our Grade 1s came up with these words. It is like speaking to adults. Look at the picture below and be amazed with how wide their thinking is.
This week, we had soft launch of Show and Tell. As Anton has some pictures about his trip, he was given the chance to show the pictures to his classmates and share with them memorable events he experienced during his trip over the summer break. Rosa volunteered to go next. She showed her new watch that she got from her Dad and explained to the class why she wears watch now and how it is going to be useful for her.
Show and Tell is an activity that is very helpful in the development of a child. It gives them an opportunity to stand or sit in front of their friends and speak about a topic that they find really interesting. This activity boosts their self-esteem and improved their communication skills. Through this, they also learn the concept of significance and value of objects. experience, people, and others.
Starting next week, we will conduct Show and Tell daily. A child will be assigned each day to do this.
We have a set of our classroom responsibilities. Each learner chose one role to do.
Roles are changed every month to give way to others who are also keen to do other roles.
This week, we are able to finalise our essential agreements for the school year.
They worked in groups, shared ideas on how to behave the right way in certain locations/places in the school. The other groups gave inputs as well when we did the gallery walk.
Together, we chose the five most important ones and published them on a poster. The posters are on our classroom door so they are visible to everyone.
This week we read a very short story with a title Billy Bully: A schoolyard counting tale.
The students listened to the read aloud and then enumerated different reasons why Billy "lost" his friends. They also explored the changes that Billy did to gain his friends back.
After reading the story and sharing ideas about it, the children were asked to choose one way Billy lost his friends and they also suggested ways on how to be a good friend. They showed this in a group doing a role play together or creating a poster.
Dear Parents,
Please be guided by the class timetable of Grade 1 for this school year 2021-2022.
Thank you.
Hello there fantastic first graders of DSKI! 😊 Come in and enjoy our learning journey together this new school year.
I am Mrs J and I will be your teacher this year. I am truly excited to meet all of you.
See you all soon! ❤️❤️❤️
Love,
Mrs J
For our last day of Show and Tell, the students shared an object that they find interesting. They shared information about their favourite ...
