When asked to describe collaboration, Abe defined it as "working together".
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| A Dinosaur Family |
In the Rocks Class we are seeing the fruit of collaboration in two areas, one established by the teachers and a second established by the children. This week, we are partner painting with Miss Santos. One child is chosen to go to paint and they invite a friend to join them. Cooperation means willingly and agreeably working together!
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| A Rainbow |
The children decide on a plan together. This requires listening skills and often a compromise on the subject matter of the painting. During the painting Miss Santos will check in to make sure both children are following the plan and to ask questions about their painting choices.
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| "It looks so different." NC |
Inspired by a visit to the Discovery Table, which currently houses marine animals, two boys decided to paint a whale. Miss Santos brought the model whale to the easel to serve as a guide.
The boys navigated who would paint each part of the whale and shared the physical space of the paper. This practice in negotiating space, both verbally and non-verbally, benefits our community, where sometimes fingers are stepped on or heads accidentally bump together.
At the light table, the students play independently with MagnaTiles. As the weeks pass, we find the children more often choosing to build together, sometimes cooperating to fill the table with tiles, other times collaborating on new, taller structures.
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| "We both made it." |
