Year 2

Story Explorations

All throughout this unit, Year 2 students have been exploring “How People Use Media Creatively to Express and Communicate Messages” in various ways. Last month, we shared how the Year 2 students explored different types of story books (pop up books, books with writing and books without words).

Now we are going to share more about how the student’s express and communicate messages in other different ways and show their creativity.

Puppetry exploration

Students were engaged and created their own puppets using different materials such as socks, paper, cardboard and flannel. They tried to make stick puppets, finger puppets, sock puppets, and hand puppets. Students have also chosen to create puppet theaters and scripts.

Mime Exploration

Mimes are communicating messages through their bodies. Through mime, we can use our body language and facial expressions to tell stories. Students have learned to be a Mime. Students created their mime story and organized their costumes to act out their mime story. At the end, their friends and teachers had a chance to guess their actions.

Music Exploration

People use dance, music and lyrics as a form of expression. Stories can also be told through movement and we can communicate messages or emotions through music and dance. Students used their creativity and ideas to create lyrics that had a connection to what the students had learned, created dance movements and even created their own songs using musical instruments or the MusiQuest application.

personal development programme (PDP)

In the last unit of inquiry for this academic year, the Year 2 team worked with Ibu Ninggar, the Primary Counselor, in Personal Development Programme lessons. During the lessons, the students explored what are feelings - what they look like, sound like, and feel like - and how to express them properly. As the students were continuing their Online Learning from home, they applied their new knowledge through to the current quarantine situation at home.

As the students inquired deeper and became more self-aware about their feelings, they also were taught how to understand how others may be feeling as well (social awareness). To teach this explicitly, students recorded video interviews of their parents about how they may feel regarding the quarantine situation. Students asked their parents how they felt about the situation, what has changed due to the quarantine, and what could make them feel better.

This activity encouraged students to see from different points of view and to seek to understand how others around us may be affected during this time. Last but definitely not least, the students were encouraged to find a significant role they may play in supporting those around them. This gave them a sense of purpose as they advocated for the needs of those in their home, which was quite impactful considering the current situation.

Throughout this inquiry into self-awareness, social- awareness, and self-regulation, parents were very supportive by answering their child’s interview questions and provocations. Each family patiently explained what they, as a family, may do to make the situation better within their home and how best to support one another.

The students learned that change may affect others feelings and actions, and the impact of one another’s actions upon the entire household. They also found out that little action steps, like sharing a smile or giving a hug, may help to make others day better in a stressful quarantine situation.