Sunday 22 May 2016

Another PlayDayMonDay

Big Ups to Ryan for coming up with our 

PlayDayMonDay idea.

Another great day in 'theONE6'.

For anyone wondering where PlayDayMonDay fits with learning, you should have a read of this article from the Education Review series. "Play based learning IS producing critical, creative, and innovative thinkers." 

Today I observed a group of boys come up with their own set of rules to play Boggle ... which they played for 75 minutes happily ... learning new words AND creating new words!


Today I observed kids choosing to be creative with paint for the covers of their 'unfolding stories' as part of the Me2 Programme.




Today there were kids who chose to participate in the Sumdog online Maths competition.


Then there were the girls who were also being creative putting together pages of their 'unfolding stories' using images they had printed.



Another successful Monday.

Having an innovative mindset and being willing to try new ideas to help engage our learners is what it is all about. The fact that this initiative was student-driven ... makes it even better. 

What have you done recently which was a student-driven initiative?




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8 comments:

  1. Unknown23 May 2016 at 01:31

    I really enjoy these posts Kerri. I feel so much more connected with Connor's....and the class's learning. Thank you!

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    1. Anonymous23 May 2016 at 02:15

      Leanne, it is awesome that you are coming in and having a look:) I know I would have loved this type of connection too if my kids' teachers had blogged.

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  2. Steph Campbell27 May 2016 at 11:56

    What a read and what a challenge for us Kerri! I love it and want to have this discussion with my students to see what they see as student driven and how we can embrace this concept more. We have been exploring learning super powers and choice- but this links or steps it up. Thanks

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    1. Anonymous27 May 2016 at 12:02

      Hey Steph,
      Everything is challenging I reckon ... especially how we make learning relevant and meaningful to these kids. We HAD to come up with a solution and I put it over to them. It is working but personally I would LOVE to get coding and maybe Minecraft in on this day too:) Thanks for reading and replying:)

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  3. Anonymous30 May 2016 at 16:10

    I really enjoyed the fun day monday i love gettting out of bed on mondays because Fun day monday

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    1. Anonymous30 May 2016 at 18:28

      Hey Ryan... FANTASTIC that you replied to my blog post:) BUT BEST OF ALL ... you like Monday's now:) It was a great idea ... it proves to me that if we ASK KIDS for some help with finding solutions to problems then you guys learn that YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT!
      ROCK ON PLAYDAYMONDAY

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  4. Anonymous12 December 2016 at 12:08

    I really love PlayDayMonday because it make me enjoy the week ahead. Thanks Ryan for the awesome idea. I'm going to miss PlayDayMonday

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    1. Anonymous12 December 2016 at 12:32

      Hey Pearl,
      I think it was an awesome idea too:) I am glad you enjoyed it.

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