As our final project, we studied animals and habitats from around the world. Students chose an animal, researched about it and its' habitat and then created a diorama of the animal's habitat.
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What a great day we had at Lower Fort Garry! We went back to the year 1851 for a day and learned so much about our history and daily living. Please forgive us, as we have been busy, busy, busy....learning and creating. The last few months have taken us to Canada's North, exploring the newest territory Nunavut, the Inuit people and comparing the past/present and summer/winter.
We were given the opportunity to choose between comparing the past and present of the Inuit people or lives in summer and winter. We also had the choice of how we wanted to share our learning. After weeks of preparations, we had our Grand Opening of our restaurant "Mejor Comida"! The translation means "Best Food".
Some highlights from the restaurant...
Students were engaged and so proud of themselves for creating this experience. We have jetted off to Spain! After learning that many first explorers to North America were from Spain, we decided to learn a little bit more about this country. What have we learned so far?
Today we put everything we've been learning about Canada's first people to the test by playing a 'trade game'. Students were split into 5 groups - 2 voyageur groups and 3 aboriginal groups. Groups had to trade with others to try and get items they were in need of, just like the explorers and aboriginals hundreds of years ago. Listening to the groups talk, barter, justify and collaborate was amazing! Some of the comments made following the exercise:
Medicine wheels represent the alignment and continuous interaction of the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual realities. The circle shape represents the interconnectivity of all aspects of one’s being, including the connection with the natural world. Medicine wheels are frequently believed to be the circle of awareness of the individual self; the circle of knowledge that provides the power we each have over our own lives.
As we continue our study of Canada's first peoples, we explored the meaning of the Aboriginal Medicine Wheel. We brainstormed the importance of the circle in Aboriginal culture and the significance of the 4 quadrants. Our class was proud to host the first school assembly for the year and introduce the Seven Grandfather Teachings. Each month, one class will focus on a teaching at the assembly. Here is the video clip we shared. We did it! Ancient Rome is now complete with the Colosseum, homes, a bathhouse, courtyard and aqueducts. What an accomplishment!
Wow! What a crazy few weeks we have had organizing, planning and starting to build an Ancient Rome city. We've had styrofoam everywhere in the classroom, cardboard tucked in every empty spot and the meeting carpet being taken over by Ancient Rome!
I always compare project-based learning to painting a room. You have to plan and prep before anything can get started in order to be successful. This planning and prepping is the 'not so fun' part, but a necessary step indeed! Things are well underway as you can see.... |
AuthorWe are a grade 3 class located in a smaller town in Manitoba, Canada. Our mission this year is to learn about communities around the world. Archives
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