Describe:
Everyday now the kids are asking is tomorrow the holidays yet. They totally feel its close; their little brains can’t cope with an overload of work. So we decided we have to make anything assessment wise as fun as possible. So for our assessment of their 5 senses we decided to take them on a picnic excursion to the wetlands to explore and investigate. By using their 5 senses we got the kids to use verbal communication with each other to prompt discussion.
The kids were so excited all morning, the literacy block was a breeze, and they were constantly pointing out how good helpers they were, being kind to their friends. It was delightful because in the literacy block we had to squish the maths assessment in as well due to the excursion to the wetlands.
Our trip to the wetlands was absolutely incredible, its amazing the things you will learn if you simply move the kids into a different environment outside the classroom. Its almost like they get so used to the routine of the classroom all you need to do is change it up a little and you learn so many new things that often surprise you.
Adelaide was raving about how she caught a whole family of tadpoles in her net, she then went on to explain that tadpoles have lots of eyes and they can see everything going on around them “ Miss Stevenson when I grow up im going to be a scientist because my dad is a scientist and Im going to save all the tadpoles from people squishing them in ponds.
Some kids were just wandering about using their watering cans to water the plants, over and over and over again. I went up and suggested perhaps watering a new area. James replied “ But miss Stevenson look how sad this plant is, I bet he doesn’t get much water because he is under a tree so Im giving him lots of water to make him big and strong and happy like all the other plants.”
Kids wavelengths honestly amaze me every single day.
Analyse:
The wetlands excursion showed me the importance of getting the kids to be investigators; it almost gives the control of their own learning. They start to understand the importance of learning and its relevance to their world. Once you have hit the relevance mark you’re a winner with them you have successfully achieved the goal of aspiring teachers to make their learning significant.
Plan:
To make every single lesson significant, for every bit of knowledge imparted to make it significant relevant and meaningful.
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