Self directed team learning

The treasure at New Windsor...

Vivaan, Marko and James have discovered our book on pirates. This is a special book in class it is full of inspirational information on pirates from history and treasure maps.

The boys have been inspired by all the tips they have been reading about and decided to make their own treasure map. They had lots of discussions about what the map would need. They worked together to draw a map of the school including our classroom, the playground structures around us and most importantly the sandpits at our school. This is where they decided that their treasure would be buried. I was really impressed the way you worked together to measure how many steps would be needed and the thinking about the dimensions of the school for your map. You shared your map with the class and inspired other children in the class too.  I can't wait to see where your learning goes from here!!

What was the learning going on?

Early literacy is an emerging set of relationships between reading and writing. Vivaan, Marko and James. I can see that you are putting together information you are learning to extend your knowledge and deepen your understanding of your chosen topic.  Practical application is fantastic.