This week we have
been talking about Superheroes!
Students began by
going to their tables and participating in a "provocation". A
provocation is a hands-on experience set up by the teacher that allows boys and
girls to practice, test, and construct ideas and theories by themselves and
with their peers.
Here are some photos
of students at their tables, looking at pictures of Superhero symbols,
costumes, and accessories, and then sharing their observations with
others.
Next, we came
together to share some of our ideas and observations as a class. This helped
the teachers learn what the students already knew about Superheroes, and where
we could help students build their understanding and vocabulary.
Later, we
watched a video about Superheroes to help us build our Superhero vocabulary,
such as: cape, costume, super power, invisible, etc. Students then had a
"minute to mingle" (this is where boys and girls tell as many of
their peers as they can something they know in 1 minute) in order to share what
they learned with a friend.
This week, we
combined our knowledge of MAT MAN and Superheroes to create a Superhero wall in
our classroom. Students used MAT MAN to first draw a person, then added details
important details, such as costumes, masks, capes, colors and letters, in
order to make it look like their favourite Superhero.
Terry Fox is a Canadian hero who
attempted to run across Canada to raise money for Cancer Research. On Friday,
September 27th we ran in support of Terry Fox and his
cause. Thank you to all those who sent a donation to school!
We had so much fun running in support of
Terry Fox!
