PYP 4 - Unit of Inquiry:  Communication to an audience - April 2015

Learning Objective: Create a new game and present to the whole choosing a communication mode.

Introduction:

Circle: Discussion on ways of communicating - speaking, writing, mimics, dance, etc

Task: create a game and communicate to the whole class.

L1. The teacher brought as an example the idea of adapting a known game (queimada cone). She explained orally and drawing the game on the white board. Then she modified this “modified” game to “queimada cone plus”…

L2. Tch told them a story about a wolf and created a running/catching game based on the story.

L3. Tch chose a few equipment and created a game using hula hoops.

Development:

Discussion on types of games - Tch wrote on the white board a list with children’s ideas. Tch wrapped
this talk categorizing the ideas in types of games…
 

Children were asked to sit in groups of 3 to create a game based on the equipment available (spread by RP) and the notes on the board.

Each group developed their own game.

Summative Assessment:

Using a given assessment sheet, each group worked on their game creation: name, objective, rules and a drawing. (see file attached)                     

Each group has presented the game to the whole class - orally

All games have been played by the whole class.

Students used a range of equipment and different types of games were created based on different games categories.