This week, we became explorers of ice! Luckily, we don't need to go to Antarctica to get up close to the cold stuff. Instead, we set our Autahi students a challenge. Each was given some ice cubes in a plastic bag. Could they find a way to transform the ice into water?
Autahi students are a creative bunch. Would you have thought of using sunshine?
Tap water (which is a little warmer than the ice)?
The hand dryer in the bathrooms?
Our Strength of Creativity shone through when we came to write about ice, too. Our 'Hey, ice' writing this week gave our students a chance to show what they know and have observed about ice.
Drawing on our students' direct experiences and knowledge often sparks some of their best writing. If they know what they want to say, a picture plan can be a useful way to capture their ideas. This helps them to formulate and say a sentence. Then, we can help them to use their growing letter and sound knowledge to write some or all of the letters and words they need.
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