Sometimes I forget how long editing and publishing can take! But finally we are nearly done. I have had to fight the urge to start my new writing project as I have so many new ideas! I am really pleased how the whole process went, the children we engage, excited and proud of their work. I think now they have been through it they will understand the steps needed therefore its important not to have this as a "one off". I decided to add some reflection time once the books were on the children's blog. It was nice to see the children stop and think about the whole project. But it did make me realise they weren't as aware about the whole process as I would have liked. So my aim for my next create first project is to co-construct it with the children so they know the end point. I wonder that by having clearer criteria, the children will have more thoughtful reflections. The children really enjoyed sharing their stories, reading other children's and giving feedback. They like using Padlet so something to keep developing.
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Yesterday was the day we began to write our stories. To be honest, I was a little nervous to see if all our creative inspiration had made a different to the children's motivation and engagement to write. How happy I was to see even my reluctant writers so excited to get started. They were all so confident about their ideas, they knew exactly what they were writing about. After 40 minutes of writing (with a few brain breaks and sharing opportunities) they were still engaged in their story. YAH!! Now comes the editing and the fun stuff.... publishing. Even though its tempting to begin the next topic I know its important to see projects through to the end. So now we need to think about the "so what" moment.... 'we have written a cool story...so what"
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Trudi FausettLearning in my space is now all about what the children can create with the new knowledge they have learnt. It’s about using all the tools available to showcase their understanding to a much wider audience. I find it so inspiring that I can connect children’s learning with their own unique creativity in so many more ways. Archives
October 2017
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