Tuning in : How we organise ourselves

For our first unit on HOW WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES Preschoolers are looking at the central idea on, ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES make organisations run smoothly.

They are inquiring about various organisations they belong to, roles and responsibilities and and different jobs in the community.

Throughout the unit, preschoolers will develop and will practice how to be THINKERS, PRINCIPLED and CARING. They will develop strategies and show their learning through skills in research, self-management, and social skills.

This week, we have started TUNING in, in our unit and we used a routine called, SEE, THINK, WONDER

To check preschoolers prior knowledge and understanding of the unit, the preschoolers were presented with photos of different places in the community.

The next day, they were presented with pictures of the different community helpers.

They shared what they saw, what they thought and what they wondered about.

They are continuously practicing and using the phrases:

"I think..."

"I see..."

"I wonder...."

to express their ideas and thinking.

Finally, they put together the places and the community which they thought should go together. It was interesting to listen how they were debating where to put some of the people in the community.

Here are the final responses of the preschoolers posted in our Inquiry Wall.

We also went around DSKI for a school trip. Using the thinking routine SEE, THINK, WONDER, we searched for some people in our school community. They were tasked to encircle the happy face - if they know the person, and the wondering face - if they do not know / not sure.

This opened up for more wonderings!

Some preschoolers were brave enough and asked questions to some of these people in DSKI!

Next week we will be FINDING OUT more about our Unit.

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