Chickens

Learner:  Ashvir      Learning Coach: M Lennon - LH2      Date:   14 October 2016

Learning Area:  iExperience

NZC Achievement Objective:  Science; Living World; Ecology  Recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat.

Learning Observed

During iExperience Ashvir has been learning about Chickens and their habitats. Ashvir has been a keen participant in learning about the chickens.  He has learned about egg incubation, the care of baby chicks and the needs of chickens as they grow bigger. Shortly after the chicks hatched Ashvir was able to see what they felt like so he could describe the chickens accurately. During iDevelop Ashvir furthered his curiosity by being able to describe the chicks to others.

Evidence of learning

Ashvir was a little nervous about holding the chick, so he opted to pat it instead.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Ashvir demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding that chickens have different needs. Curious - asking questions about the needs of chickens. Managing Self  - able to carefully pat the chick without scaring it.

Next Learning Steps

Keep sparking your curiosity about chickens by asking lots of questions. Look at the future needs of chickens and what we can do to ensure their comfort.

Word Work Narrative Assessment - 17August 2016

Learner:  Ashvir   Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2      Date:   17 August 2016

Learning Area:  Literacy - Word Work

NZC Achievement Objective:  Use language features, showing some recognition of their effects.  Indicator:  Spells some high-frequency words correctly and begins to use some common spelling patterns.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Ashvir has been working on being able to read, write and spell his high frequency words. Ashvir has been reading a range of stories that spark his interests.  From these stories he has been finding the words that appear most often and then spelling them using whiteboards and pipe cleaners. Initially, to spell his high frequency words, Ashvir was having to copy the words from cards, or from his book, however he quickly became confident enough to begin spelling words from memory. Ashvir has also begun noticing when his letters are backwards and self-correcting his work.

Evidence of learning

Here Ashvir has made the word ‘can’ from memory.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Ashvir demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning activities. Capable - understanding that spelling gets easier the more you try. Curious - attempting the spelling of words without aides. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Transfer word work and spelling into daily writing. Play games like I-Spy that help identify high frequency words in other texts.

Maths Narrative Assessment

Learner:  Ashvir    Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2    Date:   15 August 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

NZC Achievement Objective:  Know groupings with five, within ten, and with ten.

Learning Observed

During iDevelop Ashvir has been learning to solve simple problems by making sets and patterns of numbers up to ten. In this activity the following problem was given: Five frogs live in a pond, if 2 frogs are on a rock, how many                   frogs are in the water? Ashvir initially used counters and circles to move his counters between the ‘rocks’ and ‘water’, however he was soon able to find other ways to split the frogs into groups without the help of circles. Following on from this activity, Ashvir was asked to find as many different combinations of frogs in the pond as he could. Finally, Ashvir looked at the equations that these word problems were meaning.  He was able to recognise that the two groups could be added together to total 5.

Evidence of learning

Here Ashvir has split his ‘frogs’ by having 4 in the water and 1 on a rock.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Ashvir demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Capable - understanding that numbers can be split in a number of different ways. Collaborative - participating and assisting others in learning activities. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Use your number splits to solve simple problems. Split other numbers into two groups and look at the equations they make.

iExperience Narrative Assessment - 10 August 2016

Learner:  Ashvir   Learning Coach: Michelle Lennon - LH2      Date:   10 August 2016

Learning Area:  iExperience

NZC Achievement Objective:  Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to understand that people have different roles and responsibilities  as part of their participation in groups.

Learning Observed

As part of our iExperience Ashvir opted in to learn more about the equestrian show jumping at the Olympic Games in Rio. Ashvir has shown that he can work collaboratively with others to help build a show jumping circuit fit for Olympic horses.  Firstly he had to communicate his ideas with other members in the group to ensure there was a range of difficulty levels for the horses.  He was able to do this with ease and showed great respect for others learner’s opinions. Next Ashvir designed and built a jump to be used within the show jumping circuit.  After this he discussed and negotiated the route that the horse would take in order to complete the circuit within a specified time limit.

Evidence of learning

Here Ashvir is designing a route to be run by the horses in the Olympic show jumping.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Ashvir demonstrated that he was: Connected - actively taking part in all learning activities. Capable - understanding that Olympic show jumping has specific needs. Collaborative - discussing and negotiating ‘best fit’ jumps and tracks. Managing Self  - able to use equipment in an appropriate manner.

Next Learning Steps

Share your knowledge around equestrian show jumping. Help others to collaborate and build an Olympic event together.

Ashvir Gets Technical

Narrative Assessment - iExplore - 12 May 2016

Learner:  Ashvir            Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                     Date:   12 May 2016

Learning Area:  iExplore

Learning Observed

This morning, the Learners were invited to use the ‘Zoom Tool’ to create an object of their choice.   This equipment is new to our Learning Habitat and Ashvir enjoyed being able to take the time to explore how to connect the sticks together to make different shapes.  He watched what others were making and trialled making different objects.

Evidence of learning

Ashvir used the ‘Zoom Tool’ to create a spinner.  It took several attempts to get it right so that it would spin properly.  He enjoyed testing it out on the table top and sharing it with the other Learners who were keen to try it out.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ashvir connected with others around him to work out how to use the Zoom Tool and construct his spinner.   This activity encouraged him to think about what he wanted to make and how to connect the pieces together.

Next Learning Steps

Extend his design by making it bigger Use the Zoom Tool to create another 3D shape Help someone else to create something

Ashvir's Lego Habitat