Showing posts with label independent projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label independent projects. Show all posts

Friday, February 9, 2018

Genius Hour Part 2



Continuing on from our previous post, here are links to our wonderful Genius Hour presentations!


Topic: Learning about the Sun



Topic: How to perform tricks using a football



Topic: How to draw a Labrador Retriever 



We hope you've learned something new!

Monday, January 22, 2018

Genius Hour Part 1



Over the past few months, we have been spending one period a week to work on our very own passion projects. We call this time, "Genius Hour". 

To celebrate our learning, we spent some time presenting in front of our classmates. 

Click on the videos to see us in action!










Stay tuned for part 2 😎

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Group Project on Space and the Solar System


For the past five weeks we have been inquirying into the space and our solar system. 

Some of us decided to take action by creating a display about stars and planets to share our new knowledge!




We showed commitment and enthusiasm as we chose to spend many recess periods to work on this project. 

Come to the grade 2 classroom to check out the display!

Friday, December 4, 2015

Sharing our Personal Learning Projects

As our unit with the central idea, 
"Understanding our place in the world develops our understanding of our personal journeys" 
is coming to a close, we have been working on our personal learning projects. 


We all chose a skill or knowledge which we wanted to learn. 

We each thought about the following questions:
-What will I learn?
-How will I learn?
-What will I use?
-How can I show my learning?




Gabriel chose to learn how to sew an owl. 




Akiho learned to use stencils to draw a Christmas tree. 




Kate learned how to make chocolate brownies. 




Skye learned how to draw SpongeBob.  

He said he "kept trying and trying and got better and better!" 


 


Tallis learned some soccer tricks. 


 


Urara learned how to make a snow globe. 


 


Riana learned how to make a Christmas panda. 


 


Daichi learned how to sew Jibanyan mascots.


 


Ibrahim learned how to make a Lego car. 


 


Rina learned how to oil paint. 


 


Alice learned how to make mini Christmas trees. 


  


Minori learned to make necklaces and bracelets using stones, shells, and beads. 




While we were presenting, our classmates gave us feedback!




Feedback helps us understand what we are doing well, and what we can work on. 








When we give feedback, we help each other grow!




After the presentations, we used the feedback we received to teach our classmates our new skills or knowledge. 




We recorded our learning using cameras and tablets. 




This will help us reflect on our learning later on. 
















Phew! It was a lot of work with lots of learning!




See you next time!





Sunday, November 15, 2015

Independent Writing Project: Paper Puppet Play


During writing choice time, Kate and Pierre chose to work together to create a paper puppet show!




They wrote the story together, thinking about the characters, setting, problem, and solution. 

Kate is reading the story and Pierre is moving the characters. 

Enjoy the show!

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Independent Projects


Last week, we wrapped up our unit of inquiry about the five senses. 

In order to show our learning, some of us chose to work on independent projects using our own ideas!




 Leon decided to create a Five Senses Monster! 

The different body parts allow him to use all of the senses.

You can meet the monster at the school library!




 Sena wrote an adventure book about a girl who uses her five senses in different places. 




Jules created a story book with different activities that connect to the five senses! 

He even included comprehension questions to help the readers "check for understanding" at the back of the book!




Hope you all have a great fall break!