Reflecting: How we Connect Our Learning to the Real World

1st  grade started the year by exploring a unit on Who We Are. The unit explored how we learn about relationships by creating and maintaining friendships. Students examined the types of relationships in their lives and outlined how the choices we make impact them both positively and negatively.
Throughout the unit students and their teachers read literature and outlined the types of relationships the characters had. They looked at the attributes of the Learner Profile and connected them to the actions of the characters.
Once the unit was over students were asked to reflect on one of their relationships and talk about how they maintain it. This helped students connect all the new knowledge they have about relationships to their own life, while solidifying and applying their learning! Way to go 1st grade!