We have completed our Ocean part of our Habitats topic.
The pictures show ocean displays. There are extracts from a 'Diving through the coral' diary entry, extracts from ocean stories, and trump cards on ocean creatures, with batiks created in art.
Interestingly, the children discussed the animals they saw in the Wii when they were working, using their names and talking about them and including the setting, and some action, from the game in their writing. The children were never stuck for ideas for a story line, using the game for inspiration, and because of this we could focus in on teaching technical and linguistic features. We focused upon descriptive language while working on Endless Ocean 2; it lends itself perfectly for this.
We have also completed an ocean dance, using the Wii game for ideas on movement, as well as watching Blue Planet DVD.
This all looks fantastic. I'm glad using the game was such a good source of inspiration for both you and the children. It's good you were able to use it to support differnt types and forms of writing too - I'm looking forward to hearing and seeing more when we meet.
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