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Class/Grade: Nursery
To inquire into the following:
Age Group: 3-4
• Transdisciplinary Theme
School: Ilmesters Academy
Who we are School Code: 300581 PYP Planner
• Central Idea
Title: Me and my family
Year: 2009-2010
Families are important to us. They are a constant support system in our life.
Teachers: Batool Habib
Summative Assessment Task(s): Proposed Duration:
What are the possible ways of assessing students’ understanding of the central
hours weeks
idea?
What evidence, including student-initiated actions, will we look for? 2. What do we want to learn?
What are the key concepts to be emphasized within this inquiry? (Bold needed concepts)
- Children will complete a “Family Book”. Form Function Causation Change
Connection Perspective Responsibility Reflection
The following evidence will be looked for:
- understanding of members of the family What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea?
- ability to attach pictures with the titles of members of the family
• What is a family? (form)
- ability to identify/pick out family activities
• Why do we need a family?
• How does our family help us in our daily life? (function)
• What is the responsibility of each family member towards others in the family?
(responsibility)
• Do we find families among animals?
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3. How might we know what we have learned? 4. How best might we learn?
This column should be used in conjunction with “How best might we learn?”
What are the possible ways of assessing students’ prior knowledge and skills? What What are the learning experiences suggested by the teacher and/or students to
evidence will we look for? encourage the students to engage with the inquiries and address the driving
questions?
• Classroom discussions about family, family members • Drawing a family tree
• Drawing of family members
• Collecting family pictures from students and asking them to tell their partner about
• Pasting pictures of family member with their titles
his/her family. Teacher observes and records anecdotal notes
• Read story books emphasizing the importance of family (kipper family)
• Watch cartoon movies about family (finding nemo, stuart little, the seventh
What are the possible ways of assessing student learning in the context of the lines brother)
of inquiry? What evidence will we look for? • Singing songs n rhymes about family
• Research animals and their babies in library books/internet
• Circle discussions – response from students, summarizing main points.
• Pasting pictures of family member with their titles What opportunities will occur for Transdisciplinary skills development and for the
• Matching worksheets - animal pictures (mother with baby) development of the attributes of the learner profile?
• Students roll play ‘family activities’ with dolls
Transdisciplinary Skills
How will the classroom environment, local environment, and/or the community be
used to facilitate the inquiry?
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6. To what extend did we achieve our purpose?
Assess the outcome of the inquiry by providing evidence of students’
understanding of the central idea. The reflections of all teacher involved in the
planning and teaching of the inquiry should be included.
How you could improve on the assessment task(s) so that you would have a more
accurate picture of each student’s understanding of the central idea.
What was the evidence that connections were made between the central idea and the
transdisciplinary theme?
• Through stories and discussions, they draw conclusions about why a family is
important in our daily lives.
• Family book
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7. To what extent did we include the elements of the PYP?
What were the learning experiences that enabled students to:
• develop an understanding of the concepts identified in “What do we want to learn?”
• demonstrate the learning and application of particular transdisciplinary skills?
• develop particular attributes of the learner profile and/or attitudes?
In each case, explain your selection
(these are just examples).. batool can put in her reflection here
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8. What student-initiated inquiries arose from the learning? 9. Teacher notes
Record a range of student-initiated inquiries and student questions and highlight
any that were incorporated into the teaching and learning. [Please begin typing here]
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