During group time one day, I showed the children a slideshow with different decorations. As they watched, they made comments to things they liked and didn't like. When they saw a picture of a white room, many of them didn't think it was decorated and wanted to add different colours and things to it. This is the perfect opportunity for us to explore the
perspective* concept for this unit.
We read the book
The Big Orange Splot by D. Manus Pinkwater. It shows how Mr. Plumbean is able to convince his neighbours to use their imagination to transform their houses to reflect their dreams.
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| Singapore boat house |
The children used their imagination too and designed their own houses (a kleenex box) with a yard (a piece of cardboard). The children researched through many books to help them gather ideas for their structures. They were quite surprised to see how some houses were designed, especially ones from another culture.
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| mud houses in syria |
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mud houses in Africa
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PERSPECTIVE: What are the points of view? The understanding that knowledge is
moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different
interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be
individual, group, cultural or disciplinary
During group time one day, I showed the children a slideshow with different decorations. As they watched, they made comments to things they liked and didn't like. When they saw a picture of a white room, many of them didn't think it was decorated and wanted to add different colours and things to it. This is the perfect opportunity for us to explore the perspective* concept for this unit.
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