Kiko reads My Brother

Learner: Kiko

Date: 20.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Literacy Level One
Associate sounds with letter clusters as well as with individual letters
Make meaning of texts by identifying ideas in some texts

Learning Observed:

Kiko has been learning about making sense of what she reads, when she reads out loud. She is also able to use the pictures in the story to help her read simple texts.
As a group, we have been learning to think about what makes sense and use word attack skills to help sound out tricky words. We have been looking at blends, word endings, and word clusters to help us.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

Kiko shows capability by using what she has learned in word attack to sound out tricky words. She has been also thinking carefully about what makes sense and using the pictures to help her. Kiko is being collaborative by reading as a group and helping others. She is making connections from her learning to the texts she reads.

Next Learning Steps:
Continue reading at home and retelling the story again. Carry on with your bug club at home too.

Kiko learns Tennis

Learner: Kiko

Date: 07.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Health and Physical Education Level One

Participate in creative and regular physical activities and identify enjoyable experiences.

Develop a wide range of movement skills, using a variety of equipment and play environments

Learning Observed:

This session is the third of four week sessions of tennis for the learners habitat. Each session is 30 minutes with coach Marcel from AceSports on a Thursday. Tennis is a competitive sport in New Zealand that has two players. A player has to hit the tennis ball over the net back and forth to their competitor. The object of the sport is to win the set or until you reach a tie breaker.

Kiko has been learning to hold and use a racket correctly to hit a tennis ball. She has been practicing balancing the tennis ball on her racket without dropping it. During this session, Kiko practiced without the racket first and transferred those skills to then, using a racket. She has also been learning to hit the tennis ball over the net to a buddy.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

During this learning, Kiko demonstrated that she was:

• Connected - actively taking part in physical and education activities.
• Capable - developing skills to play tennis
• Collaborative - working with others to hit the tennis ball over the net
• Thinking  - listening carefully to instructions and learning how to apply them

Next Learning Steps:

Continue learning motor skills of holding the racquet and hitting the ball accurately and with control.