Central Idea

Our differences make us who we are 

Lines of Inquiry

 An inquiry into:

• different types of groups
• responsibilities when interacting with others
• identity affects relationships

Concepts

Learner Profiles 

• Principled

  • • Caring 

      • • • Balanced 

For our provocation we engaged in role play centred around roles in our community. The Kinders had the opportunity to imagine what it was like to take on a new role. We latter discussed what different responsibilities these people might have had such as a chef making sure his kitchen was clean, or a doctor washing his hands. 

Taking this initial learning further we began examining what makes us unique from others. First we looked at our physical differences such as eye colour and hair length. We then started sharing what experiences and beliefs make us unique. For example, some families have Grandparents living at home, some families go to church on the weekend, some families speak a language other than English at home. Students also had the opportunity to discover what they were good at and what was challenging through a series of learning experiences.

To wrap up our unit we put all our learning together to imagine how our own behaviour would change as we move from different situations. We unpacked the roles of pilot, paramedic, teacher, builder, and athlete to explore what these people might think and say when undertaking that role. We then projected ourselves into these roles and imagined what it would be like to act in that way. 

 Central Idea

Creativity can Inspire a response 

 Lines  of Inquiry

• what inspires people 
• the process of creating and expressing ideas 
• how people respond to creative works 

Key Concepts

• Perspective

  • • • • Function

          • • • • Connection

 Learner Profiles

We will be exploring How We Express Ourselves over the entire year by investigating the central idea: Creativity can inspire a response. For the moment we will be focusing on creativity and what it means to be creative. We discussed what creativity may look and feel like, and looked closer at the creativity of famous innovators. 

This term we are also looking specifically at portraiture. We kicked this off with an incursion from the National Portrait Gallery. It was amazing! We then had a go at creating our own self portraits using a range of artistic styles. This term we are trying our hand at cubism, impressionism , and pop art.