SHARING THEIR LEARNING
Source/Author: Betty Gootson, Head of The Experiential School of Tampa Bay
December 08, 2016
In Junior Kindergarten, a project begins by opening a discussion about a broad topic and then narrowing the project’s focus by following the students’ interests. From the broader subject of Fall, the paths diverged in each classroom into the study of plants, weather and bees. Since the beginning of October, each JK class has asked and learned the answers to their questions on their topic through research, fieldwork, experimentation and from guest experts.
Read more from this week in Betty's Blog.
This week, at a culminating project share, children shared a favorite aspect of their new knowledge to parents through individual representations they created. The process included choosing the information they wanted to share, creating a blueprint of what they wanted it to look like and the materials they would need to turn their visions of paintings, posters, books, sculpture and more into reality. How proud the girls, boys, teachers and parents were as the children explained their representations and shared their knowledge on Thursday morning!
(view photos here.) Read more from this week in Betty's Blog.
![JK on the Run [Photos]](/Images/1px.png?command_1=url&url_1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.shorecrest.org/userfiles/shpsv2mvc/images/news-images/JKontherun.jpg&command_2=resize&height_2=85 "JK on the Run [Photos]")
