Warrington School/Curriculum Planning/Room 1 Planning Term 1



= Term 1 MrP Topics =

Aims:

 * To explore the world of archeology, Moas and creative writing
 * To assist students in becoming independent learners
 * To use the Inquiry Model of learning

Open Democratic Education, Archeology, Moas, Wawa Challenge, Sutton Camp, BBFM

Links


 * NZ Science Hub
 * Encyclopedia of NZ - Moa
 * Short Story of the Moa
 * Long Story of the Moa
 * Te Papa Moa - bones
 * Moa Hunt
 * KCC - Moa
 * Wikipedia Moa
 * NZ Birds
 * Insects Meet Humans - dance



Nature of Science
Students will learn to:


 * Appreciate that science is a way of explaining the world and that science knowledge changes over time
 * Identify ways in which scientists work together and provide evidence to support their ideas


 * 1) Develop skills and understandings of scientific methods of archaeology including enquiry, questioning, observation, information gathering, interpretation and reporting
 * 2) Explore and understand the local environment - archaeological test pits
 * 3) Utilise people with specialised local knowledge - visiting archaeologist
 * 4) Know about and use scientific tools and apparatus safely and appropriately - at times working in the field in groups with equipment

Writing:Moa, Mihi and Archaeology
Opportunities to:


 * Writing related to the topics
 * Create word banks
 * Re-assemble word bank into appropriate responses
 * Practice handwriting and font styles
 * Proof read and edit - digital or hand-written
 * View and share

Maths - Problem Solving

 * Working on contextual problems around measuring - eco-hut, archeology
 * Explain workings
 * Create own word problems for others

Visual language - Mihi

 * Effectively arrange, present and display visual and written information
 * Create an A3 mihi poster
 * Viewing - interpret visual information from a wide range formats and styles
 * Read, analyse, understand and think about messages and purposes of information presented
 * Use of fonts, colour and images that give details about self

Dance - Life of a moa
Children will learn to:


 * 1) Enjoy and participate in a range of dance activities
 * 2) Recognise and know about and follow some of the elements of dance (eg body, space, time, energy and relationships).
 * 3) Express themselves through dance and feel comfortable performing both alone or in a group.


 * Participate in a class dance demonstrating knowledge of the moa
 * Recreate a dance in the style of the insect meets human vimeo
 * Incorporate movement that tells a story in time with the music
 * Perform as a class group

Reading

 * Topics - Moas
 * Internet/books on own or in group
 * At school at home
 * School journals
 * Read and write questions

Oral language

 * Investigate features of Audacity software - Audacity Tutorial
 * Read and perform creative response from above - record - self evaluate
 * Extension - blog or document

Music

 * Kiwi kid songs
 * One World and Blue Smoke
 * Ukelele

Health

 * Life Education Trust visit - focus on friends
 * Develop confidence in a range of physical skills e.g. ball handling - padder tennis, cricket, aquatics and dance

Maori - Archeology and Moa related

 * Utilise local expertise and resources to increase understanding
 * and share our knowledge
 * English, Te Reo, Legends...
 * Pictures, photographs, objects - artefacts

Computer Science - Audacity

 * Record a radio advert
 * Work along-side others to learn use the audacity application
 * Aiming for layers of Creative Commons audio tracks and over-all quality
 * Save projects onto desktop, export once finished

Key Competency - Relating to others

 * Interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts


 * 1) The ability to listen actively, recognise different points of view, negotiate, and share ideas
 * 2) Relating well to others are is being open to new learning and able to take different roles in different situations
 * 3) Aware of how their words and actions affect others
 * 4) Know when it is appropriate to compete and when it is appropriate to co-operate
 * 5) Working effectively together, coming up with new approaches, ideas, and ways of thinking