How Much Does it Cost?

Learner:  Simeon               Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni  Date: 17th February, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore: Baking Project

Learning Observed

After making countless play dough biscuits, a group of learners wanted to bake some biscuits for an iExplore project. As we planned for our baking project, we realised we needed to know how much it was all going to cost to buy the ingredients. A group of learners including Simeon went on a supermarket website to research prices for each ingredient and record these on a ‘costing’ sheet. I observed that Simeon really enjoyed this process and was able to support others in how to write the dollar symbol and to include the ‘dot’ or decimal point. Working together, this group was able to complete the task with little need for support from me!

Evidence of learning

These learners are finding prices for our ingredients from a supermarket website. I wonder if they help with the shopping at home? You can see the final costing in our proposal video to mr McNeil.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Simeon is demonstrating his Capabilities in writing numbers and searching for items on a website (Using Language, Symbols and Text). His Collaborative skills are also showcased in his abilities to take turns and share his own expertise with others in the group without ‘doing it for them’ (Relating to Others/Participating and Contributing).

Next Learning Steps

Develop collaboration skills by continued experiences in small group -task based activities that require an outcome Extend understandings around money and the decimal point through an introduction to our ‘play money’

Learner: Simeon Essuman    Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg     Date: 4 Mar 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Simeon decided that he wanted to write a story about his mum and dad going to a restaurant. He was able to draw his picture and write his story by himself. He did ask me to sound out “dad” for him to write down. Then he brought it to me. It read “Me(crossed out e, changed to y) My MuW My MUM bNb b DaD reSStrt” We decided that we would start on the second line with “My Mum” we changed “bNb” to “and”. He said the “b” was a mistake next to DaD and the last word was resturant. I read his story to him “My mum and dad restaurant”. I asked him if that made sense. He said no. I asked were his mum and dad going to a restaurant? or working at a restaurant? or??? He said “went to”. I then wrote the full sentence underneath his work.

Evidence of learning

Simeon is learning to record down as many sounds as he hears for each word. I wonder how many sounds he knows?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Simeon scored 6 years 1 month on his Oral Language Assessment and 49/54 on the Letter Identification Assessment. He shows he is able to decide what to write and work at it over a continuous period (Managing Self). Simeon is developing his Capabilities in Writing as he is recording more and more sounds for each word and asking for help when he is unsure (Thinking). He has been using text to create a story (Using Language, Symbols and Text).

Next Learning Steps

Complete a Sound to Letter Assessment Specific teaching about reading your story back to yourself as you write it to ensure that it makes sense. Specific teaching about capital letters and full stops.