https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy Reading Non Fiction Books en-us 2017-01-17 01:33:43 UTC 2025-11-03 04:20:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435848 what is best of 'reading' a nonfiction book?
- threading the information and form a story
- Using a topic that the particular children likes

How do you engage them?
- question prompting
- using music
- dramatic play]]> 2017-01-17 01:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435848 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435849 A]]> 2017-01-17 01:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435849 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435867 What is the best way of 'reading' a non fiction book  to children?
-discussion as the teacher goes along
-add activities/ worksheets
-add effects
How can we make it engaging?
-prompt questions
-get the children to act out parts of the story (form a story)

]]> 2017-01-17 01:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435867 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435872 - Find a topic that the children are (commonly) interested in.
- Get the children to research and out more about that topic
- prompt/guiding questions
- act it out]]> 2017-01-17 01:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435872 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435884 S]]> 2017-01-17 01:54:25 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147435884 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436008 - ask them for their own experience 

- Enthusiastic Tone
- showcase the real object
- videos]]> 2017-01-17 01:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436008 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436027
- Ask children various questions before/ during/ after reading the book.
- Direct their attention to the topic that they are interested in.
- Have children do some actions.
- Relate the book to their experiences.]]> 2017-01-17 01:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436027 jiayu_ho99 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436764 Know 
- not straightforward 
- there's a meaning behind it 
- colourful

Want to know
- purpose 
- why do children learn about abstract art?
- meaning of it 
- Are there different types of abstract art
-
C]]> 2017-01-17 02:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436764 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436776 WHAT WE KNOW:
Abstract art is very complex, complicated. It usually holds a meaning behind the art based on the person who made it. Different mediums used might affect the story being told.

WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW:
How do you appreciate abstract art?
Does it involve painting?
Other than painting/drawing, what other art forms are we focusing on

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT?
It is up to how the viewer make meaning of the artwork. 
It involves painting.
It depends on how the artist wishes to convey their message so therefore various art forms can be used.



]]> 2017-01-17 02:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436776 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436802 abstract art 
full of Color
patterns
messy
a piece of art 
expensive
complex

how the artist come out with the idea?
- expressing themselves
showing the feelings
what is the message the artist want to pass on?
his thought and feeling
how many draft do they have?
no idea
What are the tools they used to draw abstract arts?
paint brush and paint box


]]> 2017-01-17 02:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436802 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436803 know:
- weird
- messy
- striking
- creative
- expressive
- explosive

want to know:
- what classifies as an abstract art?
- how do they do it?

what we've learnt?
- abstract art is painting whatever you feel. it is colourful and messy but expressive.

]]> 2017-01-17 02:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436803 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436804 Abstract art is: K
- making pictures with shapes
- Different people have different perspective of it
- colourful
W:
- how do they came out with the idea of abstract art?
- is there any motive of the drawing?
L:
- expressing their feelings

]]> 2017-01-17 02:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147436804 https://padlet.com/thx2/mkay6mshgydy/wish/147437754 Learnt

- cannot really identify what is it from the art
- expression of feelings/ own interpretation 
- what they draw show how they feel

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