How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
Children learnt about snail mail/courier services and we even talked about jobs that people can do if they were a part of this project. There were some talks around ";starting up your own business too";
“A fantastic resource. Would be nice to receive this in the early days of term 1 so chn can get excited from day 1.”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
My class loved finding out about the other class and school which connected in with our reading as well. We are yet to receive our poems but they are excited
“My class loved this box of goodness. They did find the introductory poetry about colours and wow ideas and words easier than the objects.”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
I think knowing that we are swapping with another class gives learners a real purpose for their writing and an authentic audience.
The excitement of bundling up the parcel, and then receiving one back was great for the kids.
A big thanks to the Scho
“We really enjoyed the different aspects of this school kit. The kids responded well to the colour poems - and it was great because regardless of a learner's writing level, they were able to experience success and share their ideas. The collaborative aspects really fit in well with our learning values as well. The story tin was awesome and sparked so much curiosity amongst the learners. They were keen to generate words. The focus on playing with words was awesome! For some of my learners this kit may have been better a little later in the year, but they all did well and experienced success as a result. The poster was a great way of exploring different aspects as well. My learners really loved it and were engaged to write - so would definitely do this or similar School Kits again!”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
The swapping is great as it gives the writing a purpose outside of their usual audience ( teacher/peers). It also gives them a chance to learn about somewhere else in the country and see what other children can write.
I did love how the questions last y
“I absolutely loved the simplicity of both of the activities. The colour poems were great as every child could make a connection and share an idea, emotion or experience no matter what colour was chosen. The box of items added so much excitement and instantly had the class engaged and eager. The discussion and vocabulary that came from those tiny items had me in awe of many of my students as they produced stories, facts and descriptions that amazed me. It was a great beginning of the year task and it has inspired me to create and do more things like this.”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
Good
“The box of stationery was great and the little box of items the kids loved. It is great to participate with another class and we love the whole concept of it. However the lesson plan about the postcard was really hard to follow and the end results were not great. It might have helped to have closer guidelines - like finish each line with a noun etc.”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
Gives an authentic audience and a ‘reward’ at the end.
“Schoolkit has been fantastic this term. It has given very prescribed skills like using a online dictionary and thesaurus, making anagrams etc to us but also we have been able to make the poetry work in our own way for our class. I could repeat these learning tasks over and over to continually benefit my learners.”
How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience?
Yes.
“I found the planning/guide sheet very hard to follow this year and struggled to know what to do until examples were put up on the Facebook page.
The tin of objects was a good idea.”
