Grade 1-2EE and 1-2BK

We’re All Active Citizens

This term, the Early Childhood team of teachers have been working together to refocus our teaching and learning, particularly with developing, nurturing and supporting children to:

• use their own minds,
• make choices,
• ask their own questions,
• construct their own meanings,
• understand their rights and responsibilities as active citizens both within the school and local community.

As a result of this refocus, 1-2EE and 1-2BK teachers have guided their students through an inquiry cycle that began with one very big question…

“Why is Our Earth so Precious?”

We unpacked Earth’s “Treasures” (Resources), and grouped them in to 4 areas; Living, Water, Air, Rocks/Soil/Minerals.

Through our purposeful learning environments, children were supported to ask questions, wonder and take action.

Children began collecting the waste produced throughout the day and worked together to make suggestions about how they can be active citizens and reduce their impact on the environment, starting in our own classrooms.

Stay tuned to find out how the children persuade others to care for our precious Earth!

Grade 1-2H