Buongiorno a tutti

Buongiorno a tutti!

With the Labour Day holiday last Monday and planning day on Tuesday this week most of the classes have just had one lesson for the fortnight. I was very excited though because we were beginning our science unit on the five senses (i cinque sensi). The students each created a “mind map”, which is like a diagram (using pictures, English and Italian writing) of everything that they already know about the five senses. This helps to bring their prior knowledge to the forefront of their thinking and be able to visualise connections between ideas, as well as show me what they already know about the five senses. I can already tell that we have many budding scientists in the making!

For some of the younger children this was the first time they had ever heard of “the five senses”. We sung along to this song to help us remember what the five senses are and what we use them for. See if you can remember what all five senses are, and how to say them in Italian! (Hint: Scroll down to look at the picture on the previous blog post if you need a reminder!)

Next week we will focus on la vista (sight). The Prep - Grade 2 classes will be doing a colour hunt in the garden to explore our sense of sight and learn colours in Italian. The older students will be learning about optical illusions! Non vedo l’ora! (I can’t wait!)

A presto,

Stephanie.