22 August 2017
Strong sense of Identity
Vidaar's fighter jet
"My fighter jet will drop the bomb on the bad guys. I went to a museum near my house and it had lots of fighter jets. I went in a simulator. You feel it moving and if you press any button, it will go flying off."
Link to Learning Outcomes
-have strongself identity andfeelacknowledgedand respectedas uniqueindividuals
-expressrights anddisplayanunderstandingin regardto the identity, rights and opinion of others
-seethemselves ascompetentandcapable learners
- be strong sociallyandemotionally
-beas healthyas possible
-havea positiveattitude towardslearning,life andcommunity
Confident and Involved Learner
-learnsaboutandmakessenseof the worldaround themselves
-seethemselves asexplorers,thinkersand researchers
-will exploreways to representideas,theories,feelings,thoughts,actionsand objects through symbols
Effective Communicator
-furtherdevelop anduse verbaland non-verbalcommunication skills
-use language
-makesenseofexperiences andbroaden theirunderstandingoftheworld through language
-express themselvesin amultitude of ways,creativelyand imaginatively. Connected with and contribute to their world (community)
-havea sense of group identity whenbelonging to acommunity oflearners
-respond todiversity with consideration andrespect
-becomeaware offairness
-become sociallyresponsible andshowrespect fortheenvironment
Observation - Vidaar'sfascination towards jets is evidentin his conversationsand his manycreations.One such creation was afighterjet with a pilot,which he constructed in theblocks center,using thestickle blocks.He thenexplainedaboutthedifferentparts of thejetandtheir function andalso shared hisexperienceofvisiting an aircraftmuseum.
Analysis - Vidaar possessesextensiveknowledgeabouta variety of things which he sharesduringclassdiscussionsand conversationswith his friends andteachers. He isan inquisitive andenthusiastic learnerand is often seen incorporating his knowledge inhis work.
What next - Give Vidaaran opportunity to work on aprojector taskwhere he canapply his priorknowledge aboutfighter jets.Encourage him to inquire andinvestigatefurther,in order to understandhowaircrafts and other machinery work. Hecould thenshare thesamewith his peers,maybe in the formofa presentation.