Students Making Connections

Our day is full of various learning activities.  The main goal is to get students talking, interacting, discussing and exploring.  When given the chance to create and explore, it is amazing to see what learning takes place.  An exciting learning moment happened today during Literacy Centres.  


A small group of students were using play dough to create letters, names and words (this is one our favourite Literacy Centres right now).  The students at the centre were creating words, talking about what words they had created, and what they would work on next.  This conversation evolved into a discussion about the other languages the children speak at home.  Before we knew it, students were creating words in English, and in the various other languages they speak.  The students were comparing the symbols/characters they were using and what they each meant.  What a powerful learning opportunity presented itself!  These students truly connected and learned with each other and from each other.