Dancing with a purpose

Little Johnny Brown

This circle dance/game has been passed down through generations of African Americans living on the islands off the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. The movements include folding “blankets,” choosing partners, loping like a buzzard, and creating movements that partners mimic.

Upon a summer's day 

This six-person, three-couple longways set dance is similar to those danced in England in the early 1600s. The dance was still being danced in the Kentucky mountains in the early 1900s.

How We Express Ourselves - Cultures can inspire and influence the different arts.

Tuning-In  to the central idea and formulating their 'ask' question.

Students first discussed and wrote down what they already knew about the arts in their 'KWL'. Then they viewed exhibits on different arts and filled in visible thinking mats ' I See, I Think, I Wonder...' on dance, drama, music and visual arts. The session ended with students discussing their wondering question and then they formulated their 'Ask ' question for the inquiry cycle.

Summative Assessment - Freedom Fighter Power Point

Students made presentations on their chosen freedom fighter. They spoke about the injustice that they fought for, how they overcame the injustice, leadership qualities of their freedom fighter and significant events in the lives of their freedom fighter. Students reflected on this activity by saying that they learned about many freedom fighters that they would otherwise not have heard about. Students created power point presentations on their freedom fighters for their summative assessment.

Grade 5 Field Trip 2015 - Impact Of Hope Coimbatore

This years field trip to Impact of Hope was a fun experience for all. 

Students created games to teach children of IOH about the importance of recycling. Rabindranath presented about reuse, reduce and recycle to the children and then each group presented their games. Students played the games together while one group taught the children of IOH how to make pen stands out of reused newspaper. After dinner we took part in devotion time with the children of IOH and KIS students sang two songs for them - 'Amazing Grace and Lean on me'. Mr. Joshua led the devotion one evening and students came up with a impromptu skit along with IOH kids. It was Fun. On our last day we visited Brookefields Mall where students played games at Fun city, ate at the food court and shopped before we headed back to Kodaikanal.