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COMMUNICATOR 
Learner Profile:

I am confident and creative when talking about my ideas.
I can share and receive information in more than one way.
I am learning more than one language.
I listen to others.
- IB PYP -


PICTURE SORT

The Preschoolers were given a task to sort the different animals.
There have been several versions of the sorting which sparked a very meaningful conversation between the students. 

They sorted it according to colors, size, movements, the place they live....
They kept on moving the animals around and explained the reasons.


Their conversation was a beautiful revelation of how the Preschoolers have developed as good communicators!

They agreed and disagreed with one another. 
They took turns, asked and answered questions. 
It was beautiful! 


UNIT BOOKS



'As part of my curiosity - sparking tools, I often collect books related to our unit and have a small area for our unit books in the classroom. 
The books are used throughout the unit.'

- Ms. Faye -

This week, they did  a 'Book Walk' and spent time exploring different Unit Books in the class. 

They also used the Visible Thinking Routing 'See, Think and Wonder' as prompt for their own discussion.


We revisited the sort once again  and  finally they all agreed and came up with the following to groups:
1. Amphibians
2. Birds
3. Fish
4. Insects
5. Mammals
6. Reptiles

They then worked with a small group to write down information they know about the animal group assigned to them.











They confidently shared their final work to the class and answered questions or clarifications from the other students.



Next week, they will start their experiment and inquire more about plants! 


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