Thematic Plan Terms 3 & 4

Our Theme for terms 3 & 4 has involved the exploration of our individual emotions through the experience of emotion focused art activities, and the use of role play, to make connections with and learn to identify our emotions. Students used the Emotional Regulation System to identify how they were feeling and the coreboard to communicate if they needed help to regulate their feelings.

Students also practiced waiata, karakia and kapahaka for enjoyment and to experience and express emotion. Hayley below showing that she naturally responds and expresses the way she feels. Hayley can use the emotion identifiers to tell us if she is angry, happy, sad, or silly.
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Theme

Term 1:
During term one Hayley did some learning through symbolic play. In this scene Hayley and her classmate are involved in fighting a fire. Their conversation is based around what they need to get done to get to the fire and how to put out the fire. This experience enables students the opportunity to learn and use vocabulary for everyday situations.
Hayley also liked playing in the vet corner, and enjoyed learning about the variety of animals that visited us at TPH during Pet Day.





















Term 2 Royalty:
Students have participated in activities to learn about British Royal customs and history. Hayley has had the opportunity to create and eat some of the Queen's favourite dishes. She dressed up as a princess, on our Royal Wedding Day, and celebrated with our shared lunch.

Technology-Halloween Cupcakes

Hayley's job was to design a decoration with a Halloween theme to top her cupcake. Firstly she looked at some Halloween designs, then she chose her design, drew a picture of it and coloured it. Hayley made a prototype of the decoration using play dough. The final step involved Hayley using royal icing to make her design and sticking it to the top of her cupcake.

Technology- Mosaic Photo Frames

Hayley rolled out salt dough, cut out small tiles and set aside to dry. She designed her photo frame, choosing Christmas as her theme and decided her colours. Hayley then glued the tiles to her photo frame and painted on her colour choices.

Thematic Unit

Science

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on scientific experiments,where she could explore using descriptive language through scientific exploration and play.

Hayley experienced a number of hands on experiments including make predictions about oil and water, thinking around why mentos makes diet coke explode into a volcanic eruption, questioning why white, brown and dark chocolate melt at different rates, predicting if ice melting will impact on the level of water, and predicting what impact salt has on the rate ice melts.

Evaluation: Hayley participated in these experiments. She got to ask questions, make predictions and get involved in seeking answers for the questions we asked.







Fitness
Learning Goal: To participate in physical activities, such as, run around the field, to gain fitness and physical health.
Evaluation: Hayley participated in physical activities with the goal of extending her fitness and well being by running or walking around the school field 2 or more times daily.
Hayley was a keen participant in this exercise and as a result of this extra activity became more energized.

Technology

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on Technology practice to design and produce specific outcomes, and
to learn how to label and report information about technological practice.

Evaluation: Hayley participated in technology practice by designing biscuits, making a mosaic photo frame, halloween cupcakes, and writing stories which were then made into imovies.