iExplore- Rubbish Sculptures

We Built This City!

Learner: Deesha      Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date:26th May, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore: We Built This City

Learning Observed

Due to the high interest in building structures out of the magnetic shapes, we have been working on an iExplore learning adventure designing and constructing a city out of cardboard. Deesha has been working consistently on a number of different projects around the city. She designed and built a hotel and swimming pool along with a number of signs, trees and flowers for the parks. She was able to help with the layout of roads and placing buildings along these for our exhibition.  She was able to say that the hotel and welcome sign were the best part of the city but that she wished she could have built a primary school.

Evidence of learning

Deesha is able to think about and make comments on what works well about our project and what would make it even better. I wonder if she shows interest in construction at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Deesha shows that she can use her design and construction Capabilities to create a number of different structures for our cardboard city. She makes connections about real cities and what they have or need to make decisions about our cardboard city (Thinking). She can answer reflective questions and statements about What Went Well and Even Better If... with regard to our city (Thinking; Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Develop her construction skills to make her buildings stronger and pre-plan visual elements like Signs to make them bold and clear Develop her vocabulary in describing other 3-D shapes she uses in her construction e.g. cylinder, cube as well as architectural terms e.g. tower

Learner: Deesha                 Learning Coach:  Abby Morgan                Date: 2 March 2015

Learning Area: Math

Learning Observed

As I was working with another Learner, Deesha approached me and asked to join us. We were using the 10’s frame flip boards to help with our instant recognition of numbers to 10. Together the three of us played this game testing each others knowledge and trying to trick by using different coloured counters. After this, Deesha and I started to look at the hundreds board. Deesha wanted to count to 20. We flipped all the numbers to the blank side and counted together. Deesha then wanted to show me how she could count by herself. After this, we recounted the numbers focusing on one to one counting the teen numbers. Deesha enjoyed this experience which was self-directed.

Evidence of learning

Deesha counting to 20.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Deesha was showing her curiosity and capabilities in this task. She displayed curiosity by asking to join in and continuing the game with myself and the other Learner. Deesha was developing her capabilities and showing her capable nature when pursuing the continuation of practicing counting. She engaged the Key Competency of Thinking as she was recalling information and actively applying it to her new learning.

Next Learning Steps

Continue to explore one to one counting into the teens, then extending to larger numbers. Practice counting with free materials such as the animal counters. Begin to explore larger numbers.