We built our gong stand, we finished our documentation panels and we sent our invitations out. It was time to share all of our discoveries about musical instruments that we had made during our ten week study.
The children were especially excited because their former teacher when they were in the threes class wrote back to our letter and was so happy to make the trip back to visit them and to celebrate their work along with them. In a previous post, I explain the musical connection to her and to the gong. She arrived a bit before all of the parents, so the children were able to present the gong stand to her and tell her all about how they designed and built it.
Then all of the parents arrived. We welcomed them with information sheets that contained lists of the must see items around the classroom; documentation panels, books, instruments the children had made, work folders and the gong stand. It also included questions visitors could ask their guides to help them explain their discoveries and investigations. Our guests included other teachers in the school, parents, grandparents and aunts. Luckily every child was able to have a guest, and for those children whose guests arrived late, we had extra staff members take a tour with them.
They viewed the documentation panels displayed around the room....
tried out the instruments created by the children...
discussed what they had been investigating...
enjoyed some treats we made....
explained their role in the process of construction...
shared favorite books and photos...
and shared their notes, sketches, designs and discoveries.
It was a wonderful morning of celebrating the process of wondering, questioning, discovering, researching, designing, constructing and enjoying learning.
What do you do at the end of a project? Share how you celebrate the children's learning and discoveries.
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