Myths and Legends

Learner: Riley  Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 15th June, 2015

Learning Area: iExperience: Myths and Legends

Learning Observed

On Friday afternoons during iExperience we have been learning about Myths and legends from all around the world. Today we introduced a new Myth and legend shared with us by one of our families- ‘The Year Beast’. It is a Chinese story about a beast that destroys villages every year until the villagers realise that the beast is afraid of the colour red and fireworks. At the end of the story, Riley approached Miss Morgan and asked if the story was true or false. He said that he thought the story was false and used the sign for false to reinforce his ideas. See video below for further discussion.

Evidence of learning

Riley asks questions to clarify his thinking. I wonder if he talks about myths and legends at home ?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Riley demonstrates his Curiosity by asking a question and  shows he is thinking carefully about the discussion (Thinking). He also used an important and appropriate strategy in the inquiry process- asking an expert! He is enthusiastic about using sign language to reinforce his ideas (Using Language, Symbols and Texts). We had talked about the concept of true and false when we introduced the topic ‘Myths and Legends’ and Riley has made Connections or used this knowledge and and applied it to our new Myth and Legend.

Next Learning Steps

Use another kind of strategy when finding out the answer to a question e.g. looking in books, on the internet summarise a story using the names of characters, setting and main plot information