Mystery Colour Poem

In Language, we are currently learning about poetry and working on descriptive writing - which links perfectly with our current POI.  After talking about the conventions of a basic poem, the class wrote their own Mystery Colour Poem using rhyming words, which required them to evoke images of their chosen colour for the reader.  This was not easy and pushed the class to think about how their colour is represented in the world around them.  To make the task easier, they were introduced to the basic steps of the writing process including idea collecting, draft, corrections, good copy and illustrating. The finished poems were accompanied by a quick painting activity and presented to the Grade 1 class.

A Colour Perspective

To begin our new POI, titled A Colour Perspective, Grade 2 began by brainstorming the different colours that they know.  As a result of being a very multicultural class, the boys and girls wrote in English as well as their mother tongues.  This yielded a great deal of enjoyment as they were keen to share and compare the names of colours in German, Dutch, and Spanish.  The finished list was both extensive and colourful!

 

 

 

 

Next Grade 2 had the unique opportunity to look at their classroom, literally through ‘a colour perspective’ by participating in a colour scavenger hunt.  Each student was asked to search for objects of a specific colour (red, orange, yellow, blue, green and purple).  We then discussed if the activity changed their view of the classroom and the overwhelming answer was "yes".

 

 

Playground Detectives

To conclude our first POI, Grade 2 had used their knowledge of anti-bullying and conflict resolution strategies by acting as playground detectives for the day.  At both recess and lunch, the class noted down any problems they saw and after considering the context, wrote a sensible solution.  This was later presented as two interlocking puzzle pieces - emphasizing graphically that every problem has a solution.  The boys and girls then wrote a set of rules for a peaceful playground which can be found on our class door and will serve as a reminder of the topics discussed in this POI for the rest of the school year.