This term I have been using venn diagrams with Stage 2 to compare and contrast their work on different religions. It has been amazing to see the depth of thinking that a simple graphic organiser can bring about. Who would of thought that the Dreamtime and Hinduism had so much in common!
One area that the children had difficulty with was understanding what the beliefs of the various religions meant. I suppose I will should have worked more closely with them on that.
I have also been teaching them about notetaking. We will delve into that more next term. They are starting to understand what I am talking about. I will give them some more exercises from The Thoughtful Researcher by Virginia Rankin. I used her approach during Term 1, 2012 and I found that it was easy to follow and that most of the children were making adequate notes by the end of the term. The teachers too have asked that we learn about notetaking next term again. I will give them some other exercises with different material. As they become more efficient we can start to learn about referencing and getting info from more than one source.
Thanks to Jame's teaching I am starting to really understand the role of a TL.
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