Thursday, August 20, 2015

7 Continents and Habitats Learning Story


Learner: :   Evan & Taivero                                                                     Date: July 2015
Learning Area: Science                                                         Learning Coach: DWilkes
Learning Observed
The learners are beginning learning in the area of animal habitats, adaptations and survival needs in preparation for our trip to the zoo.  During the session the learners began to build their scientific language and develop their ability to communicate in science.  In matching the animals to different continents Evan & Taivero began to recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat.  They can recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive.  While learning the continent song, they actively participated and could sign and say the names of all of the continents.  They could also identify them on a world map.  Taivero and Evan can define what the word habitat means and they can state which continent certain animals are found eg. panda in Asia, giraffe in Africa
Evidence of learning
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Key Competencies/Vision Principles
The boys were enthusiastically engaged in all aspects of the lesson participating and contributing while demonstrating strong collaboration and teamwork.  They asked each other for help and didn’t hesitate to check for understanding with other learners or the learning coaches. During the matching activity I observed excellent questioning and problem solving strategies while they worked with Mrs Patrick.  Evan thought it would be a good idea to check some of their guesses on the internet.  While some of the animals were matched incorrectly to the continents, they persevered to get it correct.  They are able to make connections between what a habitat is to an animal and what a habitat is to humans drawing on new learning and prior knowledge.
Next Learning Steps

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