Narrative Assessment - Writing - 17 March 2016

Learner:  Zsofia             Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                Date:   17 March 2016

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

All the Learners in our habitat were invited to eat some watermelon that had been growing in our school’s garden.   After eating, we used our senses to share our ideas about how it tasted, looked, smelt and made us feel.   Zsofia then wrote about watermelon in a guided writing group.    Zsofia used our word wall to find the word ‘watermelon’ and sounded out the initial and final letters for ‘yummy’ and ‘smells’.

Evidence of learning

Zsofia wrote in the past tense about a personal experience.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Zsofia collaborated with others during the brainstorm when she thought about, and shared her ideas in relation to eating the watermelon.   She connected  with her learning experience and used this to help form her ideas for writing. Zsofia was able to organise herself for learning with her writing book and pens (Managing Self).  She is forming most of her letters correctly and listens to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text).   Zsofia was able to Think of her own idea and write about it.

Next Learning Steps

Split several ideas into sentences Take less time to draw a brainstorm and more time to write about her ideas Independently use resources to support spelling

Narrative Assessment - iExplore - 11 Mar 2016

Learner:  Zsofia        Learning Coach:  Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: 11 Mar 2016

Learning Area: iExplore

Learning Observed

For iExplore today Zsofia was part of the “Creating” group. She chose to work with playdough. I asked her about her creation. She told me that she had made a lolly cake. The pegs and the playdough balls were the different types of lollies.

Evidence of learning

Zsofia paid careful attention to ensure that each lolly was lined up.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Zsofia was Connecting an experience she had with making or eating lolly cake. She was able to work consistently at this task (Managing Self). Zsofia decided on what to create and then went about making it (Thinking).

Next Learning Steps

Continue to work at the playdough to create many different things Work with another learner to create something Share Learning with home.