Learner:  Anisha Lai  Learning Coach: Luisa Maloni    Date: 13th March, 2015

Learning Area: iExperience: Mentos, Coke and Baking Soda Experience

Learning Observed

We had an explosive afternoon this Friday as we experimented with Mentos, Coke and baking soda. All of the learners were very excited to see what would happen when we put the lollies (Mentos) into the coke. I was really impressed with Anisha’s description of the reaction as seen in the video below.

Evidence of learning

Anisha is able to draw comparisons with what she has seen before to this new experience.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Anisha is demonstrating her ability to make Connections between what she knows already and what is new. She is making sense of and building her understandings of these new experiences. (Thinking). In sharing her ideas with the group she is practising the key competency of Participating and Contributing.

Next Learning Steps

Ask simple questions about new experiences e.g. I wonder what would happen if… or I wonder why….etc… Make predictions and review predictions at the start and end of an experiment

Learner: Anisha Lai    Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg    Date: 2 March 2015

Learning Area: Literacy

Learning Observed

Anisha was working with the "Alphabet Soup Cans". I showed her the robot picture and asked her what sound it started with she said "r". I then told her that she needed to find the can for it, and asked if she could find the "r" can. Next she found the "nest" and said that it started with the sound "n". I asked her which can it would go in. She said in the "n" can. Next she found the fox picture and the "f" can. Then she found an "Apple". Anisha said that her name started with "a" and she had an " a" at the beginning. I replied yes you have two "a"s in your name one at the start and one at the end. She then found the "a" can and put the apple in it.

Evidence of learning

Anisha is learning the beginning sounds and what it looks like. I wonder how many different sounds she knows?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Anisha scored 42/ 54 on the Letter Identification Assessment. She has shown that she was developing her capabilities in learning how to play the Alphabet Soup game as after listening to instructions, was able to succeed in it. She was able to continue to play the game without guidance (Managing Self). Anisha was matching object’s beginning sound’s with their letter (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).

Next Learning Steps

Complete an Oral Language Assessment Specific teaching in Writing on creating stories using the beginning sound of each word Complete a Letter Sound Assessment - How many does Anisha know?