Heaton primary school in bradford have developed a simple three stage tool to help teachers get the most from OOKL.
The first step gets the teachers to activate their class. Start by getting them to question or investigate their surroundings. Find five things that show life in the victorian era, ask others what they like about the forest, how would you advertise your school, create a sound map of the wood, tell others about what you did in the local village, record the making of a shelter…
The next step is to help students to collect observations and evidence as they go. Learning by doing is a natural way of enjoying the tasks that you’ve been set. Write 3 sentences about what you see, record comments beginning with ‘I can see…”, photograph details from a painting that inspire or confuse you, discover a trail through the woods by collecting objects and following clues…
Back at school, use the things that you and your classmates have created to make something that you can present to others. Make a report, create a collage of images, publish a podcast of your sounds, develop a multimedia web presentation.
Download their guide stages_of_ookl
