The children in Room three were very interested in learning about dinosaurs after some children brought in some from home that they made. We talked about what they know about dinosaurs and what they wanted to learn, below you will see their ideas.
What we know
- They eat somebody ( Catherine)
- They do roar ( Khushi)
- Lived in Canada, they think we hurt them and the protect themselves ( Mekai)
- They protect themselves by fighting with their armour on their back, they run away ( John)
- Tyey eat plants and meat ( Jayme)
- They run, sometimes move if they go in water what will happen?
- They stomp their feet really really hard
- One dinosaur has a neck 3,000 inches tall ( John)
- One palentologist discovered a cave in the water, there was one under water some dinosaurs live in the water ( John, Jasmine)
If they go in water they will...
- He's going to die (Abbey)
- He's going to drown ( Aurora)
- It will turn into a bone or fossil ( Lamar)
Some of the questions children have are:
- Do dinosaurs dig or swim in water and dig?
- How do dinosaurs live in water?
- How do dinosaurs roar lour and run fast?
I asked the children how we could find out the answers they said we should, go to the library, use the Smartboard and computer. We have a selection of non-fiction books we have been reading to learn more and we have been watching videos as well. We have a dinosaur disovery table where children are digging up dinosaurs and learning about bones and fossils. If you find any interesting research or facts about dinosaurs please share with the class.
What do you do with the children who are not interested in dinosaurs? I have a class of 28 busy jk/sk it becomes difficult to manage working with an inquiry group and having the other children work independently.
ReplyDeleteIf there are children who are not interested in dinosaurs I would set up other activities to meet their needs and interests at learning centres. During learning centre time children can choose to come to the dinosaur inquiry if they choose. I find that when you validate a child's interest no matter what subject it is, other children see that you value their ideas and will start to ask questions of things they might be interested in or want to learn about. I know how hard it can be with large class numbers and it is impossible to follow all the inquires and questions that come up, so another idea is to have one educator break off with a small group of children who might be interested in learning more about a certain area, they can work on the computer and do research or visit the library and get books. Hope that is of some help. Thanks for your question.
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