Every Friday from 12noon ’til 3pm our class is having Personal Inquiry Time. We do lots of inquiry learning about different topics (Maths & Inquiry topics) during the week but this is a special time for each student to pursue something they’re really
After our discussions the students realised this was a chance to be as creative as possible and choose to create an object of any kind. We have had long class discussions and planning sessions so that each student is clear that they have 3 hours to create something that interests them personally.
Our whiteboard was covered in plans and ideas for the class to share and show what they would be creating.
The following photos show most of the items that were created last Friday.
The students created:
- iMovies
- 3D models – lots of different structures
- Lego movies
- sewing kits used to make puppets
- dioramas
- art works
- Minecraft characters
- charts
- chocolate chip cookies
- and many more items!!
After our 3 hour session we did a gallery walk to see what people in our class had created.
We loved looking at all of the details of each creation.
We reflected that we need to stay focussed for the entire 3 hour session, challenge ourselves, make sure our creation is detailed – we have plenty of time, teamwork is a great help, we need to have all materials ready to go, get help if you need to and how wonderful it feels to be really empowered by making decisions about your own learning.
What are you planning for your next ‘creating’ session?
Can you make any suggestions for our students – items to inspire them / challenges for them?