Tavleen 's Video on Thursday, 25 June 2015

Shadow Puppets

Learner: Tavleen      Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 5th June, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore: Shadow Puppets

Learning Observed

We have been looking at shadow theatre on Youtube. We watched a shadow dance and shadow puppets with hands and with paper cut outs. We started by sharing some of the knowledge we have already about shadow puppets and then thought of some questions we had about them. Tavleen was able to share some of the handshapes she knew to make a shadow puppet with a partner and then to the whole group.Then she shared a question she had about shadow puppets- “How do you make an aeroplane out of your hands?”

Evidence of learning

Tavleen shares her knowledge with the group. I wonder if she likes to ask questions at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Tavleen can Connect with what she already knows about Shadow Puppets and can Collaborate through sharing ideas and building new knowledge from others (Thinking, Relating to Others, Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Ask a question about something she is curious about Describe ways she could find the answers to her questions Identify ways she could share or present her findings

Narrative Assessment - Writing

Learner: Tavleen                    Learning Coach: Abby Morgan              Date: 19 May 2015

Learning Area: Literacy

Learning Observed

As part of developing learners ability to write we are learning the shapes and symbols of the Casey the Caterpillar programme. During the programme the learners focus on developing their fine motor control and work towards accurate shape formation and position. As we have progressed with this learning Tavleen has developed her ability to accurately form the shapes and is able to identify most shapes when asked. Since beginning Tavleen has extended the number of letters she is correctly forming and is able to accurately justify why she has chosen her best shape. Tavleen has made great gains in formation and positioning.

Evidence of learning

Tavleen is showing great progress with her symbol formation.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Throughout the Casey the Caterpillar programme Tavleen has displayed the Vision Principle of Capable. She has demonstrated her ability to attend to a task and is developing her knowledge and skills. Tavleen has also shown her ability to apply Thinking Skills, and Use Language, Symbols and Texts as identified in the Key Competencies. She applies known skills and knowledge with unknown (thinking) and is developing her ability to use written language.

Next Learning Steps

Introduce activities to assist in developing fine motor skills - threading, picking up and moving objects with tweezers Identify all Casey Shapes by sight Share her learning with home Introduce Tavleen to new Casey the Caterpillar shapes