Expected outcome: A poster that shows details of a celebration that is important to the student and the student's family as well as background information about the holiday. (Success criteria for poster layout to be created.)
The process we established:
1. Pick a holiday that is special for you and your family. This was homework over the weekend.
2. Gather information:
- Ask family members or other people close to us about information and/or stories that relate to the holiday and the family's traditions related to that holiday. This is to be completed at home using the yellow Home Interview worksheet, which was sent home in the agenda on Monday. Please return this completed by Wednesday.
- Also ask family members for interesting artifacts related to the holiday. This can also be done at home up until the date we start working on the posters.
- Use the internet and library books to find background information about the holiday. We will use online tools, such as Canadian Encyclopedia and Britannica School to search for information. This is to be completed in school on Tuesday (without home support). An organizer will be provided with prompts for the necessary information. We will assess our progress after one visit to the computer lab to see if we need to schedule more time.
3. Create our posters. This is being done at school next week without home support. Materials to be provided.
4. Sharing: Gallery walk to display the posters and the kids can ask each other questions about the work presented in the posters. I will also be conferencing with each student to get the scoop on their learning.
Please note: Because of the fluid nature of our inquiry, we reserve the right to add or rearrange steps in our process. This is a basic overview of what we have planned.
