Grade 5

Here, There, Everywhere!

by Ibu Elika Wirawan

Grade 5 students opened Quarter 3 by completing our “Where We are in Place and Time” unit on human migration. Students worked hard researching one specific migration story of their choice, specifically answering the Lines of Inquiry that they have collaboratively created related to function, responsibility, and change. After a couple of weeks of in-depth research, students prepared for a mini exhibition where they got to showcase their work and knowledge to Grade 3 students.

For the exhibition, students displayed their research on impraboards in creative yet organized ways. They got to practice their skills of evaluating, summarizing, and paraphrasing as they turned their lengthy research into easy-to-read bullet points of important information to include. During the exhibition itself, students practiced their communication skills as they invited different groups of Grade 3 students to their ‘booth’ to verbally explain and elaborate on their boards.

In English, students connected to the Unit of Inquiry by presenting their research through informational essays. They learned to organize their research and answer the three Lines of Inquiry through a five-paragraph essay where they focused on creating clear points as well as providing substantial explanation and researched evidence for each point. This activity allowed them to continue practicing writing in an MLA-approved format. Attached below are QR codes to separate blogs for 5A and 5B where students have uploaded their essays.

Overall, this was an eye-opening unit with a closing activity that was exciting and appropriately challenging. Please enjoy some snapshots from our mini exhibition and their essays from this unit!

Snapshots of Students' Essays