Thursday, 8 November 2012

Transition Session 2


In Nerida's group, we have been playing some inclusive games to get to know each other, work in teams and create a sense of being a ‘whole’.
- breathing and making sounds in harmony
- playing a name and memory game
- playing Builders and Bulldozers


In Genevieve's group, we have been playing a kind of get-to-know-you bingo, finding people in our group and things in the room that have things in common with us (e.g. have the same number of people in their family, play in the same places at playtime). We have also been running a quick community circle to conclude.  




Katie has been doing a simplified thinking routine called Compass Points that they use for philosophy.  The children are asked to write and draw a list of their 'worries' and 'excitements' (yes, it's a plural noun that has been invented) about next year.  Here is a sample of their worries and excitements about the move up to grade 1/2/3.



Mark has been doing maths menu with the children.  They have had the choice of a number activity, building 3D models with cubes and a tangram puzzle.



NB Whilst we are spending each transition session with the 1/2/3s downstairs, this is not necessarily where the Bicicletta children will be going next year. The decisions of groupings and LCs will happen later on in the year.

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