Presenting the case studies

The students made their presentation about their understanding of physical, social and emotional characteristics of people from around the world. It was good to listen to their thoughts of how people across the world are different yet same.

 

 

Mauraya's action

It was wonderful to see Mauraya talk an action by sharing a book ' The day I was Rich' which talked about a group of friends who were different and from different parts of the world. They discover a diamond which they later own realise was not a  diamond but just a paper weight. The story was in sync with our unit of inquiry and so he wanted to share the qualities the children displayed in the story which were- Respect, togetherness, affection etc. I read out the book to the class and asked them probing questions. Thanks Mauraya for sharing this book.

Case study of different countries

The students chose to shortlist a few countries and did a case study of those countries keeping in mind factors like culture, traditions, food and clothing, hobbies and sports etc. and tried understanding that every culture across the globe is unique and have their own specialities which is respected by each one of us. Some students did the task individually while some worked in groups. They were able to compare their country with other child’s research work and found similarities and differences too.

Talk session by some teachers and parents

Students had a golden opportunity to interact with the teacher and parent community of grade 3 where they witnessed presentations by them which talked about their individualities. The session helped the students enrich their learning experience  where  they appreciated the appearances, different celebrations, food, hobby, clothes and emotional characteristics of theirs which helped them to understand the first line of inquiry well as they were able to connect and draw inferences on what was being spoken by them. The artefacts bought by one of the parents from Russia were an example of fabulous craftsmanship found in the country. She also talked about a dying art which she is keen on learning and has been leaning about it for times now. The students reflected on the talk session and understood that though they are different they are alike. They discussed their understanding in their groups which made a lot of sense to them after brainstorming with each other.

 

 

Save the Last Word

The students got an insight to their inner self when they did this activity of ‘Save the Last word’ where each child bought an artefact from home which represented them and either focussed on their physical, social or emotional characteristics. It was a wonderful experience as the students took pride in sharing their thoughts about how they felt the artefact connected to them. Their reflections also gave us a glimpse of how well they know themselves.