New unit: How We express Ourselves
Central Idea: We express ourselves in many ways and this helps us connect with one another. Inquiry into: 1. How language, music, and visual arts help us connect and build connections with one another. 2. Sharing ideas and being good listeners help understanding 3. taking time to reflect helps us practice slowing down that we make connections with what we hear and see. Guide Questions: 1. What ways do we express our ideas? 2. What is it to be a good listener? 3. What practices can we put in place to slow down and think about our learning? We began exploring this unit by first finding out how much we understand the word "express". What does it mean to "Express ourselves"? We looked at various photos of people dancing, singing and performing. The children first thought that expressing means just doing these actions. After further conversation, they realized that it means to show or convert messages which will help us understand and connect with o