Grade 2B's slideshow presentation

1. W E L C O M E T O O U R 2 B
C L A S S !
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2. A N N O W E N
• 15th year of teaching
• 5th year teaching at CDNIS,
in Grade 2
• Taught various grade levels
from Kindergarten to Primary
6
• Learning Leader for Grade 2
• Teaching Philosophy

3. Y V O N N E L E U N G
• BA Psychology, Minor in
Film Studies
• PGCE (Certificate in
Education)
• 2nd year as EA at CDNIS
• Muay Thai kickboxing,
music, spending time with
friends and my nephews,
tech geek (according to Ann)

4. W I T H A H I G H 5 , G R E E T T H E P E R S O N N E X T T O
Y O U A N D I N F R O N T O F Y O U . M A K E S U R E Y O U
K N O W E A C H O T H E R ’ S N A M E S ( N O T J U S T
“ T H A T ’S S C A R L E T T ’S D A D ” )
G R E E T I N G

5. B E S S E N T I A L A G R E E M E N T

6. O V E R V I E W O F O U R U N I T S O F
I N Q U I R Y
W H O W E A R E :
O U R P E R S O N A L
W E L L B E I N G I S
A F F E C T E D B Y T H E
C H O I C E S W E M A K E .
H O W W E E X P R E S S
O U R S E L V E S :
I M A G E S A N D
L A N G U A G E A R E U S E D
T O C O N V E Y I D E A S
A N D E N G A G E A N
A U D I E N C E .
H O W W E O R G A N I S E
O U R S E L V E S
T H E V A L U E O F
G O O D S A N D
S E R V I C E S I S
C O N N E C T E D T O
W A N T S A N D N E E D S .
W H E R E W E A R E I N
P L A C E A N D T I M E
S I G N I F I C A N T P E O P L E
H A V E M A D E
C O N T R I B U T I O N S T O
S O C I E T Y A N D
C H A N G E D L I V E S .
W H E R E W E A R E I N
P L A C E A N D T I M E
B Y N U R T U R I N G P L A N T
L I F E , W E A R E C A R I N G
F O R A N D S U S T A I N I N G
T H E E A R T H .
H O W T H E W O R L D
W O R K S :
E A R T H I S P A R T O F A
S Y S T E M W H I C H
A F F E C T S L I F E O N
T H E P L A N E T .

7. H O W D O W E M A K E O U R U N I T S
O F I N Q U I R Y
T R A N S D I S C I P L I N A R Y ?

8. S A M P L E U N I T
W H O W E A R E - N U T R I T I O N
M A T H E M A T I
C S
W R I T I N
G
R E A D I N
G
A R T S
W O R
D
S T U D
Y
S C I E N
C E
M A S S A N D
C A P A C I T Y
D A T A H A N D L I N G
F R A C T I O N S
W R I T I N G T O
I N S T R U C T :
R E C I P E S
N O N - F I C T I O N
T E X T , R E A D I N G
T O L E A R N
A B O U T
N U T R I T I O N
S T I L L L I F E D R A W I N G ,
O B S E R V A T I O N A L
D R A W I N G
D A N C I N G A S A F O R M
O F E X E R C I S E
E X P A N D I N G
V O C A B U L A R Y
T H R O U G H U N I T
R E L A T E D
W O R D S
F O O D S C I E N C E :
W H A T I S I N F O O D ,
U N D E R S T A N D I N G
F O O D L A B E L S
W H O W E A R E

9. A S K S O M E O N E N E X T T O Y O U T O
S H A R E T W O H I G H L I G H T S O F T H E I R
D A Y .
C H E C K I N W I T H E A C H O T H E R .

10. L I T E R A C Y - W R I T I N G
W H O W E
A R E
H O W W E
E X P R E S S
O U R S E L V E S
H O W T H E
W O R L D
W O R K S
H O W W E
O R G A N I Z E
O U R S E L V E S
W H E R E W E
A R E I N P L A C E
A N D T I ME
S H A R I N G
T H E
P L A N E T
P U R P O S
E
T O
I N S T R U C
T
T O
E N T E R T A I
N
T O
D E S C R I B E
T O
P E R S U A D
E
T O
R E C O U N T
T O
D E S C R I B
E
T E X T
T Y P E
R E C I P E S
N A R R A T I V
E
I N F O R M A TI O
N R E P O R T S
P E R S U A S I V E
L E T T E R
B I O -
G R A P H I E S
D E S C R I P
- T I O N S
E M B E D D E D I N T O O U R U N I T S O F I N Q U I R Y

11. L I T E R A C Y - R E A D I N G
• readers “Build Good Habits”
• explicit teaching using mini-lessons
• guided reading groups with personalised coaching
• linking reading to writing and the UOI
E M B E D D E D I N T O O U R U N I T S O F I N Q U I R Y

12. Mathematics in the PYP
Number
Pattern & Function
Shape & Space
Measurement
Data Handling
5 Strands Learning Math model

13. M A T H
W H O W E
A R E
H O W W E
E X P R E S S
O U R S E L V E S
H O W T H E
W O R L D
W O R K S
H O W W E
O R G A N I Z E
O U R S E L V E
S
W H E R E W E
A R E I N
P L A C E A N D
T I M E
S H A R I N G
T H E
P L A N E T
S T R
A N D
M E A S U R E
M E N T
N U M B E R
D A T A
H A N D L I N G
N U M B E R
S H A P E &
S P A C E
M E A S U R E M
E N T
N U M B E R
M E A S U R E
M E N T
N U M B E R
M E A S U R E
M E N T
P A T T E R N
&
F U N C T I O N
P A T T E R N
&
F U N C T I O N
N U M B E R
F O C
U S
M A S S &
C A P A C I T Y ,
F R A C T I O N
S , G R A P H S
S Y M M E T R Y ,
P L A C E
V A L U E , 2 D
A N D 3 D
S H A P E S
P R O B A B I L I T
Y
T I M E ,
T E M P E R A -
T U R E ,
P A T T E R N &
F U N C T I O N
M O N E Y ,
A D D I T I O N
S U B T R A C
T I O N
T I M E L I N E S
, M U L T I P L I -
C A T I O N ,
D I V I S I O N
L I N E A R
M E A S U R E
M E N T ,
P R O B L E M
-
S O L V I N G ,

14. H O W D O W E A S S E S S I N A L L
A R E A S O F T H E
C U R R I C U L U M ?

15. F O R M A T I V E A N D S U M M A T I V E
A S S E S S M E N T
• Assessment is ongoing and occurs in stages.
• The big focus is on Formative Assessments.

16. R E P O R T I N G P R O C E S S
Oct 6-7: Three-way Learning Reviews
Jan. 6: Progress report available online
Apr. 27: Student-Led Learning Reviews
June 8: Progress report available online
Student Portfolio: iFolio

17. S U B S C R I B E T O Y O U R
C H I L D ’ S I F O L I O !

18. H O M E L E A R N I N G
• Reading is an activity we promote everyday.
• Word Study (Spelling) - assigned weekly activities
• Unit related activities
• Mathematics - POW each week
Occasionally:

19. H O W D O E S
Y O U R C H I L D
S E E
H I M / H E R S E L
F ? H O W D O
Y O U S E E
Y O U R
C H I L D ?
D I A M O N D R A N K I N G

20. H O W Y O U C A N H E L P . . .
read together
10-12 hours
balanced diet
arrive on time
let them have
unstructured time

23. W H A T A R E 2 T H I N G S Y O U L E A R N E D
T O N I G H T ?
T H I N K - P A I R - S H A R E
S H A R I N G

24. C O M M U N I C A T I O N
• Class blog:
http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/annowen
• Email: annowen@cdnis.edu.hk
yvonneleung@cdnis.edu.hk
• Student diary
• Phone: especially for emergencies

25. C L A S S B L O G
• http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/annowen

26. Q U E S T I O N S
C O M M E N T S