Reflecting+on+the+Unit+4+Who+We+are


 * 4.** Se propondrá a los niños hacer una entrevista a un compañero de la clase con el fin de que puedan conocerse mejor e identificar semejanzas y diferencias de su caracter, sentimientos y gustos. Antes de iniciar la entrevista se propondrá que los niños realizen un juego "¿Qué tanto me conoces? donde tratarán de responder preguntas que se les hacen acerca de los gustos, caracter, sentimientos de sus compañeros. Una vez que los niños han identificado aquellas cosas que no sabían de sus compeñeros, procederán a realizar la entrevista.
 * 6. a**.**Understanding of the central idea. Reflections of all teachers involved in the planning and teaching of the inquiry should be included **

During the unit evaluation many children said: “Aprendí que somos diferentes”, some of them gave examples of things they could learn from others: “Manuela me enseña a bailar y yo le enseño gimnasia”. In this way some children expressed what they could learn from their classmates. This is a very pertinent unit for Prekinder children, it allows them to develop their identity and grow as human being in relation with others. The social skills worked in this unit are very important. We could see the benefits of this inquiry in the way children improved the way they interact among them. During the conceptualization, while we were talking in the circle with the children about ourselves, talking about our likes and dislikes, and how each one is, Green Prekinder children showed evidence of the understanding of the central idea, when they were able to conclude that we have similarities and differences from others, saying also that it’s good to be like that because otherwise the world would be a boring place and that we would have to do and play always the same things.


 * b. Performance assessment of C.I.**

This performance was the best of the year and it reflects the work done with the other units, but also reflects the best planning process it had. Due to this is one of our largest units, the assessment task could be presented to the children before so they can prepare it more in advance. As teachers we were amazed of the children developed this performance assessment, they understood the promt, and were able to show a result according with their abilities. On the other hand, with this assignment, the children were able to proof and discover from a first hand, that everybody have similarities and differences with us, and that we can learn and teach each other as a good and nice friends.


 * c.Connections between the central idea and the transdisciplinary theme **

Each opportunity in which the counselor went to the class and asked children about the unit they were working on, they answer: “estamos indagando sobre nosotros, sobre quiénes somos” They said this in Spanish and also in English: “Who we are”. The central Idea and the transdisciplinary theme have a direct connection in terms that allow and show the essence of the relationships for children between 4 and 5 years old, based on the knowledge and comprehension of our similarities and differences with the others and the importance to respect them in terms of make new friends, accepting them the way they are and not how we want them to be.


 * 7. Best learning experiences and explain the reason: **

> __Uniqueness__: the real body scheme with kraft paper and the experience with their finger prints, were the best experiences to work this concept. They could reflect upon the unique marks they have in their bodies and through these teachers could encourage children to think about their characteristics that make them unique. Also the visit of the twin sisters, because children had the opportunity to proof that even you look like someone, each one has their own essence, personality. > > __ Listening: __ Personal Posters: this learning experience was excellent to work this skill, because each poster was different and as it was about the children, they really wanted to know about their classmates. In fact, this was one of the most selected sample for the student portfolio. > ** Social: ** > __Group decision making:__ the summative assessment of the central idea was the experience in which they could work on and demonstrate this skill. Also when we asked them to play with different friends having in mind a task. > __Cooperating and Resolving conflicts:__ during the table games and group activities proposed in Talleres de afectividad, children could worked and applied this skill, teachers could show in their real conflicts how to listen to others and come up to fair decisions for all the members of the group. > __Respecting others: __the book “I show respect when…” was an excellent resource to work this skill, children could come up with other examples of showing respect and this skill was also worked through the listening of the personal posters’ presentations. > > > ** Attitudes: **__Respect, Tolerance, Appreciation:__ besides the stories related by the teachers to introduce and work this attitudes, the personal posters’ presentations were also great opportunities to show this attitudes especially the part in which we focused on the unique ability children have, to show appreciation and respect towards their classmates. The movie Cars, also, helped children to understand and see those attitudes, showing them that first of all, the most importante thing is our relationships, to have thruly friends. >
 * Concepts:__Similarities/Differences__: The concentric circles, in which students could share with many of their classmates their personal characteristics, were the most effective activities to work this concept; because they were quick and dynamic dialogues proper for their age and they could easily compare themselves to establish similarities and differences. And then, we complete the experience once each child shared their personal display with others, so they had the opportunity to compared each other discovering not only what they have in common, but also, new things to do together, which was showed during recess and free play time.
 * Transdisciplinary skills:** Communication: **
 * Attributes and Attitudes:**Attributes: **__Open-minded,Balanced: __each attribute was presented to children through a short story of a chosen character, this strategy is the best, because children can relate specific behaviors with the attribute. Also the movie Cars was a good opportunity to reflect with them about this attributes

In Green Prekinder some students went forward, in terms to find out why we are different between us. They wanted to know why people like things. So they asked each other and inquired a little bit at home and with people around them, finding out that some people like to do things that they are good at it, some others want it to do it just for fun, but some others because they have it as a challenge, they want to feel that they can do it. They found out many examples, and also was an inspiration for them to take the risk and try to do new things.
 * 8. a.Student-initiated inquiries and student questions **

A girl from Green Prekinder, during the rehearsal for their assembly, showed respect and appreciation for the other's differences, when some children were annoying and making fun of others that were having difficulties to talk a loud and clear in the microphone. She stopped the situation by saying: "No molesten, acuérdense que todos somos diferentes y no todos podemos hacer las mismas cosas, a algunos les da pena hablar en el micrófono y a otros no, algunos son mejores que otros bailando y así en muchas cosas". Immediately the others stopped.
 * b. Actions**


 * 9. Teacher notes**