Tohatoha

 Ako, hanga, TOHATOHA

Todays session started of with sharing what our student created for homework.  Our one shot films about one of their favourite books they have read was a big hit.  Its interesting how fast and correct their mahi is when its something they love (filming themselves) and are very firmiliar with.  This is definately an activity I will implement into the years reading program, and will use through different topics and curricular.

Sharing their work is something my students have been very firmiliar with since we have been connected with Manaiakalani.  It is very important to our tamariki that they share their work to support and enhance their learning.

Sharing as part of feedback has been a practice that I neeed improvement on, sometimes the blogging is a lot and as a kaiako it has been sometimes difficult to manage.  Tracking and managing the kaiako and student feedback ensures that the student has an idea of what mahi their is to improve on and that they have achieved.  

Arohanui have been vdery consistant sharing they creations and tasks on their blogs. They also been commenting on other students mahi. Our next step is to encourage more kaupapa related readings and sharing of the information they have gained through their findings. Identifying and responding to new learnings and information.

Part of my mission this year and next is to get the whānau and home community to also support and respond to some of the mahi the tamariki share on their blog.

Arohanui: Tāhopumata Pukapuka Rikarika

 Hanga

All my students enjoy creation part of learning.  In wiriting they love drawing and quickly get started on mahi toi when given the opportunity, pāngarau some enjoy creating and playing kahoots, and in reading the students enjoy creating animations about a book or topic they are working on.  This week we looked at some of the students choices of text they enjoyed and wanted to share with others to encourage other tamariki or whānau to read the text they liked, through the one shot film.

This activity went of with a hit!  Here are some of the students and their short video about the text they enjoyed most this term.

Hanga - Create

 In my years of teaching I have seen many tamariki learn better through hands on mahi and activities.  When there is an opportunity for the learner to create something about the what they have read, they are able to express their ideas and/or thoughts.  The teacher is able to see how the learner has understood the text.  Through creative tasks the learner can also be prompt to think and extend their understanding.

Creating is empowering, and is part of the curriculum that requires multimodel.

Todays session shared some tools and ideas for create that tamariki can use in reading and other curricular.

However be careful when giving templates which could influence their own idea of response and be more teacher lead response.  Offer more opportunity for the learner to create their own response of the text.

More opportunity of choice and collaborating together in reading plan will make reading more interactive, enjoyable and fun!

AKO, HANGA, TOHATOHA!