Provide opportunities for students to reflect through questioning, discussion and writing. Critical and Creative Thinking Guide students' analysis of information from a variety of resources to deepen their understanding of the topic being explored. Encourage imaginative responses and personal interpretations. Provide opportunities for students to practice mental imaging and to manipulate visual images to develop concepts and personal responses to literature. Independent Learning Encourage the use of a variety of resources such as newspaper and magazine articles, community library resources, field trips, audio-visual materials and resource people.
Plan experiences that lead to choice, independent exploration and research.
Encourage students to share their personal experiences to discover the relationships between their previous knowledge and their class experiences. Involve students in planning projects and units. Encourage students to reflect upon the results of their learning experiences. Numeracy Provide opportunities for students to interpret and produce maps, graphs, charts and sketches. Introduce mathematical vocabulary to assist students in identifying and describing both qualitative and quantitative differences in objects in their environment.