03 January 2010

banana education



Authentic Learning Using Bananas

I opened the Bananagram pouch, spread the tiles on the floor and encouraged her to sort the letters; bored with a mundane sorting task, she moved quickly to spelling simple words, and then created a collection of rhyming words.  Her next step was to record that list in her notebook.  Soon after she lost interest and moved on to something else.

Self-directed, authentic learning at it's finest if you ask me. . . but what do I know?

Nice job, Santa.  

3 comments:

  1. I love this idea! Thanks for the link!

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  2. Similar things happening in our house, too. And the adults can't stop playing the full game...have you tried it yet? Very addictive and fun.

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  3. Never heard of it, but Santa always knows best:)!

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