24 Feb 2020 to 6 March 2020 UOI Take and talk activity was conducted to assess students on their knowledge of properties of materials. Learning about science encourages curiosity and ingenuity and enables students to develop an understanding of how the world works. Students conducted and observed experiments on different topics such as whether an…

Blog 10th Feb – 20th Feb UOI To further develop conceptual understanding of materials and their properties, different stations for materials like glass, wood, metal and plastic were created. Students in groups explored the properties of these materials and recorded their observations. Under the guidance of their facilitators, students performed experiments to discover the interesting…

Blog  3rd Feb – 7th Feb UOI This week, the concept of materials, their properties and states were introduced. Students identified keywords from the central idea, discussed their meaning and wrote their initial understanding. This was followed by a reflection of their learning using ‘I used to think, now I think’ – visual thinking routine….

Blog 16th Jan – 31st Jan UOI Continuing with the unit on Landforms, students inquired about 4R’s and the use of different coloured bins for disposal of garbage from a book they read. This was followed by a reflection on their learning using the ‘I used to think’ – visual thinking routine. During language integration,…

Grade 1 Blog – 19 Dec 2019 UOI Students showcased their Unit of Inquiry presentation on human behaviour and its impact on animal survival. They reflected on their learning by indulging in poem composition, a fashion show and dance performance. Post the presentation, students presented art posters to their parents that highlighted the need to…

18.11.19- 28.11.19 UOI  A guest speaker session with Ms. Antara Naik, a volunteer for ‘Umeed – the rehabilitation center for all creatures great and small’, facilitated students to delve deeper into their responsibility towards taking care of animals.  Field trips provide an opportunity of experiential learning, making it fun and long lasting and  students enjoyed…

28 Oct – 13 Nov 2019 UOI Students developed their understanding about a food chain. They discussed terms like producers, consumers and decomposers by organizing pictures of grass, grasshopper, animals and birds in their respective order as occurring in the food chain. To understand the concept further, students listened to the story – ‘Food Chain’…

9, October 2019 – 18, October 2019 UOI Students developed their thinking skills and created a visual representation of their ideas by sorting pictures of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores on a Venn diagram. A formative assessment marked the reflection of the first line of inquiry, which was carried out with the help of a take…

23, September- 4, October   UOI Students collaborated to discuss the central idea ‘Human behaviour has an impact on animal survival’ and displayed their understanding by writing synonyms for key words from the central idea.   Taking their learning further, students brainstorm essential requirements for survival of animals with  a  think, pair and share visible…

Unit of inquiry A formative assessment marked the reflection of learning based on the third line of inquiry, ‘importance of taking care of their body’ as a summation of the unit. What better way than to encourage students to actively appreciate and explore nature around them with a nature walk. Students keenly observed different kinds…