Monthly Archives: October 2017

Curious Minds

We all like to question our surroundings especially if young and things don’t make much sense to you. It is fascinating to see how children approach situations and the different ways they explain it. Having my nephews around me really gets me thinking about so many different things and how they work.

Children have such intuitive minds that gets them captures in a world full of explorations which can take us beyond our own understandings. The ideas that they associate with can be far beyond our conceptual awareness and this is a crucial area that , I as an educationalist will be to appreciate and take it further.Here is an example of science that relates to children’s everyday experiences.

Then my nephew had a lot of questions. He wanted to find out what when you put hand into warm water and then try to pick up the rice. ( in class we can discuss fair testing and investigate the factors in it).

 

 

 

 

 

MakeyMakey – learning beyond subject boundaries

 

Creating a visual stimulus to engage children in learning and to hook them in. Take a look.

 

In this video are some fantastic examples of creating an inclusive learning space where the learners can take leadership and develop a form of inquiry.

Every group presented a different take on using Makeymakey as a creative learning tool. We looked at Technologies beyond subject boundaries really at the heart of Interdisciplinary learning.

We looked at embedding Science through electricity and looking at circuits, conductors and insulators.

ICT and technology would be the drive to using and creating the software of Soundplant which would allow the sounds to be creating when the cables are all attached.

Music- creating audio sounds.

Literacy- report of the working process.

Image result for puzleIts like solving a puzzle, each area supports the other !

Making clear links between subject areas and the beauty of having them inter-link was a true reflection on effective planning and understanding of the curriculum.