We Built This City!

Learner:  Jenny         Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 21st  April, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore: We Built This City

Learning Observed

Due to the high interest in building structures out of the magnetic shapes, we have embarked upon an iExplore learning adventure designing and constructing a city out of cardboard. We started off making a structure out of magnetic shapes and I asked the learners to think about what their building would be for. When I asked Jenny about her structure she told me that hers was a ‘tall tower’ with ‘one big tall room’ and when I asked her what the tower was for she said it was for making  flowers and sparkles. I said ‘So is it a Flower/Sparkle factory?’ and she said ‘Yes’.

Evidence of learning

Jenny is able to create a new structure from her imagination and describe its purpose.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Jenny is demonstrating her Capabilities in discussing her own design. She is able to describe it using adjectives of size (tall, big) and think about what purpose it might be for. She is able to use some appropriate topic vocabulary to describe her building i.e. ‘Tower’ (Thinking/Using Language Symbols and Text). In creating a structure and thinking of its purpose she demonstrates creativity and Curiosity as she explores the materials provided.

Next Learning Steps

Develop her ideas about the purpose of structures as she designs and constructs her cardboard building. Can she describe her building using new or appropriate topic vocabulary? E.g. factory, apartment, skyscraper, offices etc...Can she show how her design includes modifications to suit the purpose of her building? E.g. one large space and a kitchen/storage area for a restaurant Modify and trial new ideas from her design to suit the cardboard she will be using as the building material.