When visiting a park in Toronto for a field trip, the children were curious about all the tents set up at the edge of the park. The children observed the area where a number of wooden shelters and tents were set up. They asked questions such as, “Why are there tents all around the part? ” “Are these people camping? ” “Why don’t they live in their houses?” “Aren’t they cold?” A conversation unfolded about experiences that children have had using tents, sleeping outside. The Educator’s provided some information about people experiencing homelessness in Toronto. When they returned to the centre, the educator posted some photos of a variety of houses, shelters in which people live in and around Toronto. This included recreational vehicles, tents, small wooden shelters, alley way houses, tiny houses. The children were interested in looking at the photos. The Educators put the book: A Place to Stay by Erin Gunti and Esteli Meza on the book shelf. They began to build shelters using fabric and big blocks in the pretend play area. The Educators realized there was an opportunity for children to learn more about people experiencing homelessness in the city and they realized that they needed to know more themselves about this issue. So, they decided to investigate more by doing a project on Shelters/housing in the city.
based on this article answer the question.
Question 5 Draw a “What We Know” web.
Write four (4) strands with examples of what children might know at the beginning of the project.
Advice & Tips for Success
Using child friendly language, ensure that the web has relatable and relevant facts that children may know at the beginning of the project. Consider the books provided to build a basis of common knowledge among the children about the chosen topic.
Re-read the topic description for your project to start thinking about what children might know about the topic as the project gets under way.
(insert “What we Know web” here)
Question 6 Draw an “Our Questions” web. Write four (4) strands with questions that children want to investigate. These four (4) questions will guide your curriculum planning.
INSERT “WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW” (QUESTIONS) WEB HERE
Advice & Tips for Success
Ensure that the questions are what you think would be relatable and meaningful to the children and will guide the investigation and children’s learning (keep in mind the evidence of research, the common experiences that children participated in).
Ensure that these questions are open-ended.
Questions need to have a logical connection to the facts on the “What We Know” web. Remember that you will scaffold the learning discovered in phase one.
