We Built This City!

Learner: Ash       Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 7th May, 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. Ash has been working thoughtfully and consistently on her design for a tower. She is able to describe her building using some topic vocabulary e.g. cone

Evidence of learning

Ash is able to follow her own design for her building and describe it using some key vocabulary. I wonder if she shows interest in castles at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ash shows that she can use her creativity and Thinking skills to trial her ideas with the materials she has available and to describe her building. In learning new vocabulary she is building her Capabilities in Using language, Symbols and text.

Next Learning Steps

Develop her ideas about the purpose of structures as she designs and constructs other structures. 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 Develop her vocabulary in describing other 3-D shapes she uses in her construction e.g. cylinder, cube as well as architectural terms e.g. tower