[Natasha Delaney]

I teach Junior Infants – 2nd class in my classroom. I got some great ideas for map making in this module. The idea of using loose parts such as twigs and stones to make their own representation of a map of our school.
I would use Google Maps by projecting our school’s location onto the board, and asking the children to find our school on their own iPads using our eircode.
We would identify familiar places they know (Car Garage next door, local forest walk etc) and trace routes our school to various locations.
I have not used Geohive so this is something I am looking forward to engaging with.

[Natasha Delaney]

Hi Lora,

We are also a very small school – 20 students in total, so we often join up for certain activities. We have access to iPads so it would be an option for us to have the students take a video walk around the school and then use this as a reference to create a 3D version of the map using a variety of resources in the classroom – lego, recyclables etc.

 

[Natasha Delaney]

Hi Emma, this is a really nice lesson plan. I think the children in my class would really enjoy making the string telephones and exploring vibrations. I will be saving this post to my learning record. Thank you

[Natasha Delaney]

Applying the concepts and skills in this module to my own teaching:

The Curious Minds/Esero Framework for enquiry template is definitely something I will make use of next year.  The ‘wondering’ part of the engagement process is something that I would like to give more time to. I also think that ‘Take the Next Step’ section is an area that I need to allow more time for and place more value on, rather than just investigate and then reflect.

This will provide the children with opportunities for agency in their own learning, extending and applying their knowledge.

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