2 soup? 3 rice? 4 pasta? 5 vegetables? 6 cheese? 7 fruit? 8 with chopsticks?
Fosters autonomy and agency
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Self-assessment on every page allows learners to keep track of their own progress.
Children need the freedom to make decisions and the skills to make the right ones. Global Explorers uses continuous self-evaluation, assessment for learning, Reflect moments and Choose and Create activities to help students decide where to focus their efforts, and explore their agency within a collaborative learning community.
Play Break
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What do you eat for lunch? Where does it come from? Tell a partner.
Use your imagination. You’re in charge of school lunch. Draw a picture of the food you would serve to your friends.
I usually eat …
It comes from ...
I can order food in a restaurant.
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I can understand and talk about school lunches.
Project Designing a Community Garden
Choose and Create sections build agency by encouraging children to make informed choices.
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Think What foods grow near you? Choose three to grow in your community garden.
Choose and Create Choose a way to show your
garden plan. • Draw a sketch
• Build a model • Write a description • Your own idea
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Plan Plan your garden. • How much water and sunlight do your plants need? • Who will take care of your garden? • What will you do with the fresh food from your garden?
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Share Share your plan with the class. Talk about how the garden can help your community.
carrots
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Explore Grow vegetables in your classroom! Bring in seeds from home and plant them in small containers.
I can plan a community garden.
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Notice and Reflect sections help students autonomously revise their work.
Big questions allow learners to freely express their own thoughts and ideas.
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