Collaboration

This term we are thinking about "Our Journey to Success" in our Topic / Inquiry lessons.  This includes considering what our C.A.R.E values look like in our class and learning community, and how we demonstrate those values to the members of our class and school.  Our big question for the term is "How do I learn collaboratively?"  This week we had a brainstorming session around the concept of how we show aroha to our friends and came up with some fabulous ideas.  The students split into groups and were given a large piece of paper on which they drew pictures demonstrating how aroha is shown at Torbay School.  At the same time groups also took part in some collaborative games and tasks including directing each other blindfolded around the class room and working together to sort counters and dinosaurs by colour and number. I was very impressed with the results of our afternoons work. Ka pai Room 19!