Take Action Now Students reflect on their day as Wild Explorers post excursion through a group discussion activity. The following questions can be used to promote discussion and reflect on the students’ learning. What? recounting details of the experience descriptive facts, what happened, with whom at the zoo So what? critical thinking shift from descriptive to interpretive meaning of zoo experience for each student feelings involved, what they learnt about ‘what makes animals special?’ what questions or puzzles do they now have? Now what? problem solving & creating an action plan contextual- looking at the big picture applying lessons learned/insights gained to new situations creating an action plan What topics do they want to explore further after their zoo excursion? How might they act differently towards animals based on their zoo excursion? Reading and Viewing List Habitats Andreae, G. & Wojtowycz, D. The Lion Who Wanted Love Baker, J. Belonging, Window & Where the Forest Meets the Sea Base, G. Uno’s Garden, Animalia, The Waterhole, Jungle Drum, Little Elephants Catterwell, T. & Argent, K. Sebastian Lives in a Hat Darren, L. Meet the Meerkat Dowson, N. & Benson, P. North: The greatest animal journey on Earth (habitats & migration) French, J. Diary of a Wombat Jensen, K. & Oliver, T. Possum in the House Morris, J. & Dye, S. The Journal of the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Snaith, T. Sticks & Stones animal homes Toft, K. The World That We Want, One less fish, Tonkins, R. Leaf Litter Lifecycles Brown, A. Turtles Song Carle, E. The Hungry Caterpillar Emmaline, M. Big book Our Wriggly Worm Farm Holton-Ramirez, T & Ramirez, A. The Little Corroboree Frog Mellonie, B. & Ingpen, R. Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in between
Take Action Now Students reflect on their day as Wild Explorers post excursion through a group discussion activity. The following questions can be used to promote discussion and reflect on the students’ learning. What? recounting details of the experience descriptive facts, what happened, with whom at the zoo So what? critical thinking shift from descriptive to interpretive meaning of zoo experience for each student feelings involved, what they learnt about ‘what makes animals special?’ what questions or puzzles do they now have? Now what? problem solving & creating an action plan contextual- looking at the big picture applying lessons learned/insights gained to new situations creating an action plan What topics do they want to explore further after their zoo excursion? How might they act differently towards animals based on their zoo excursion? Reading and Viewing List Habitats Andreae, G. & Wojtowycz, D. The Lion Who Wanted Love Baker, J. Belonging, Window & Where the Forest Meets the Sea Base, G. Uno’s Garden, Animalia, The Waterhole, Jungle Drum, Little Elephants Catterwell, T. & Argent, K. Sebastian Lives in a Hat Darren, L. Meet the Meerkat Dowson, N. & Benson, P. North: The greatest animal journey on Earth (habitats & migration) French, J. Diary of a Wombat Jensen, K. & Oliver, T. Possum in the House Morris, J. & Dye, S. The Journal of the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat Snaith, T. Sticks & Stones animal homes Toft, K. The World That We Want, One less fish, Tonkins, R. Leaf Litter Lifecycles Brown, A. Turtles Song Carle, E. The Hungry Caterpillar Emmaline, M. Big book Our Wriggly Worm Farm Holton-Ramirez, T & Ramirez, A. The Little Corroboree Frog Mellonie, B. & Ingpen, R. Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in between
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