Based from our walk along the Dunbar neighbourhood and our class discussion the children defined community as a group of people who work together. We created a poster to show their understanding of the different types of communities they are part of such as the home, school and other groups they participate in.  They realize that they each have different roles in each of those groups and that cooperation is key in supporting the development of a strong community.  For example one of the "jobs" they feel is important in our daycare is cleaning and organizing toys.  They worked together in sorting out blocks, toys and sprayed tables.   All of these is good in theory but what does it look like in practice?  So they went and told the other children about their experience and invited them to do the same.











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  1. Kate8 March 2012 at 15:10

    Hi Kathryn,
    I am not sure if parents know that they have to click on the "comments" word under your post. It took me a while of clicking and I've been frustrated not knowing how to leave a comment for some time now. I wonder if there is a way you can check into why your posts don't have a dialogue box that asks readers if they want to leave a comment.

    Anyway, what I found wonderful about the learning that the children are doing is that they are not just talking about community but putting it into practice. It will be lovely to see how they broaden this understanding over time and how they mitt draw in the learner profile into the process. I am specifically thinking about the profile trait "caring" and how they see this in relation to community. Is it enough just to care to understand community or must people have roles? There are probably lots of questions that will arise and with your careful ear you'll be able to pick up on their subtle understanding.

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  2. emntarc23 May 2017 at 07:07

    Such events are really great to be organized

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