Getting Beyond the Poster and Trifold….

Hello Everyone!

Tonight’s tasks: Finish your report card reflection, work on Math if you need to, remember to bring any library books you still have, and dress in red for tomorrow’s Sports Day Spirit Colour. Get any French quizzes and Math Tests completed signed by Mom and Dad.

Independent Project — Time to Think About Presentations:  

Many of you are starting to finish up your research. Reminder that your questions, answers to the questions, bibliography, notes, and primary research are all due on June 12th, Monday.

Start thinking about how you will present, as the key thing we will work on for the next two weeks is your presentation! Remember our student-led conferences? We talked about what made that interesting, and the key word is: INTERACTIVE. When guests are walking around and talking to you and your classmates, they will probably not read an entire essay or watch a whole PowerPoint. They want to hear from you!

So, think of all the interactive ways you could display your information! I know we all feel comfortable doing posters, trifolds, and PowerPoints, but there are other options to consider. Remember that the best learning happens when you step outside of your comfort zone a bit and do something different!

Here are some ideas you talked about in class, and each of these can be used to display the awesome information you found and serve as a talking point for you!:

  • Diagrams, Charts, and Graphs
  • Website
  • Comic
  • Puppet Show
  • Song (recorded and then have earphones for people to listen to it)
  • Drama Skit or Dance (videotaped or in person)
  • Diorama or a Model (in a box, on a cardboard platform, with clay, out of paper, using toys, etc.)
  • Doing an Experiment, live, so people can see it!
  • Making a game people can play (like a marble maze that can be played, but involves learning about your topic OR a handout that has a game people can play to find out more information.)
  • Having things people can touch and/or sample
  • Brochures and Handouts (Ms. D can photocopy, you just have to make one and then fold the photocopies!)
  • Stop Motion Video using iPad
  • Book Creator Brochure on iPad
  • Puppet Pals Presentation on iPad
  • Having something people can build or do at your station
  • iMovie
  • Art (Painting, Drawings, Sculptures, Poetry)
  • Business Cards to hand out (with the address for your website, or some key facts you learned)
  • Decorative items for your station related to your topic (a sign, brochures you found while you did research, a plant, toys from home)

Along with your presentation, your station will have a white cardboard label with your name and topic, and you will need a printed copy of your bibliography where people can see it. It can be a good idea to print it out then glue it to a colourful piece of paper.

June 9th SPORTS DAY! Don’t forget to wear sunscreen and bring lots of water for Sports Day on Friday!

Thank you,

Ms. D