A mini unit where we get to know the class, routines and create essential agreements.
Learning experiences
- L2L on our Macbooks-series of lessons for Macbook familiarity. 3 periods.
- Getting to know you interview-40 minutes. Children pair up and interview each other. If time permits, they can then get back together either in larger groups or as the whole class and “introduce” the person they interviewed using the information that they gathered.
- Bio Poem
- Laptop setup – Folder and preferences setup for the start of the year.
- The Learner Profile
- Learning is.. – Students create their own simile or metaphor to describe learning.
- DeBono’s Six thinking Hats
- Blank Essential Agreements– blank template – CHANGE THE 5F PART at the top! (This was left in to show you where to put your class name)
- Holi-blog – this is used as an assessment 3x’s a year(beginning, after winter break and near the end)
- Culture Quilt
- Where are you from? – paragraph write to go on a world map with student’s photo