Christchurch, New Zealand October 2008

Junior Inquiry @ Freeville

Junior Inquiry @ Freeville

Why are we doing

this?

So what?

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

ThemePush

Play

Playing with Ideas

What’s the world playing at?

Let’s Play

Curriculum Areas

Health/P.E.Social Studies

ScienceTechnology

Social Studies The Arts

Possibletopics

Building teamsActive/Recreational

pursuitsWorlds Fastest

IndianCircus artsFair Play/KiwisportCommonwealth

GamesAquaticsAthleticsCross CountryTriathlonInventing a new

gameFrisbeeWalks around ChChWalk aboutCan-ableCo-operative

games and playground games

InventionsRoboticsCogs and pulliesBp technology

challengeSolving problems –

nitsReusing, recycling

and reducingForces and motionLevers and pullies

Games from around the world

Country studyTear fund world vision –

human disasters – effects of war

Soccer world cupNot in my back yardHomelessnessSolid waste and recycling

School of Rock RockquestMaking masks –

masquerade Making musical

instrumentsMusicalCultural instruments

PossibleCelebrations

CircusTriathlonCross countryAthletics gamesMini

commonwealth games

Teach other classes games

Young inventorsBannersScience fairPresentation to

people whose problem we are helping to solve

Fundraising EventBIG OE

PerformanceConcertMasked Ball Workshops – making

instrumentsWorld record attempt

KeyCharacteristic

s

MotivationCaringCreativeCommunication Adaptable

CreativityAdaptableCritical thinkingCaring

GlobalistCaringCritical thinkingCreativeCommunicator

CreativeCommunicator GlobalistAdaptable

Events

Camp LT2Commonwealth

gamesSwimmingCross countryJunior Athletics DayWeetbix children’s

triathlon QE2Primary school’s

triathlonCity to surf

Canterbury young inventors

Camp LT3

Cantamaths Talent Quest

Literacy Styles

Transactional Writing: rules, sequence of events, newspaper articles, recounts, lists.

Deeper Features:VocabularyStructureSurface Features:PunctuationSpelling

Transactional writing: recording experiments, instructions,

Mystery stories.Deeper Features:VocabularyStructureSurface Features:PunctuationSpelling

Poetry writingLetters, emails, faxes,Deeper Features:VocabularyStructureSurface Features:PunctuationSpelling

Script writing, playsDeeper Features:VocabularyStructureSurface Features:PunctuationSpelling

KeyResources

Circo City CouncilAnne, Iris, Liz –

CHCH Walks book

CCSPush play discs –

ShonaGeoff Adams

www.rmf.org.nzcreative junkscience alive

Families in our schoolWorld VisionCouncilChurch groupsWomen’s refugeGreen party

Christchurch Symphony Orchestra

Tim’s flatmate’s bandCreative junkMary ChettyCSIMAranui and Linwood

HighJazz School

Walk the Talk

City to surfPedometer

challengeSpecial K

triathlonWayne and Liz

biking to school

Shona walking at the beach with her girls and making sandcastles

Tina jump jamming at playtimes

Craig basketballHelen’s GuidesJenny-Endurance

riding

Helen sewingIb – artist extraordinaire

Iris – going to Philippines

Liz volunteering at the women’s refuge and member of Green Party

Sponsoring children- Tina, Helen, Iris,

Staff to sponsor a child

Learn an instrumentIb – painting at Summer

SchoolTim (Ib) Book launchLiz starring in a playNicole, Tina and

Norman Singstar champions of Baker St

Koru Club

Twilight golf at QE2

Mountain biking at Spencer park + BBQ

Weekend @Hanmer

Science AliveMurder Mystery

Party

Progressive Dinner – foods around the world

Sammy’s Jazz review bar

Scared scriptlessCourt theatre

Playing

How do children in other countries think, feel and

act?

What’s the world playing at?

Fuel Up

Games around the worldTaste FestivalNeeds and wants

Flight Plan

DecideFindIn what countries are children worse off than us?How can we help these children?

Fly

UseRecord

What is the best way to help these children?How can we raise the money to help these children?

Cruise

CreateEvaluate

ChangeWhen things go

wrongHow can you be

prepared for change?

Flight Plan

Team Planning Day

Fuel Up

WorkshopsSpeakers

Check In

Take Off

Found out info in their groupsExperts

Stop Over

Have we got the right info?

Customs

Celebration

Arrival

Evaluating

PowerI’ve got the

power

What makes me super?

Flight Plan

Team Planning Day

Fuel Up

Trip to the Art Gallery6 thinking hatsLearning to learn workshops

Check InInquiry bookletIndividual goalsGrouped similar goals

Take Off

Found out info in their groupsExpertsCreate FAT questionsInterviews

Stop Over

Have we got the right info?Key points from their expertRedirecting

Customs

CelebrationSUPER LEARNER CHALLENGE

Arrival

EvaluatingNext steps

Making a difference

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

InquiryOne

Inquiry Two

Inquiry Three

Set up class, routines, buddy classes, goal setting, testing and grouping children, learning to learn, circle time procedures, Literacy & Numeracy Focus, learning needs

Athletics, Electives, Art Week in community groups, Fun Day, Christmas, Community Service

Swimming

Camps

The Arts