Success Criteria:I will demonstrate a deeper understanding when I can discuss and explain:• How successful learners use tools to organise their

learning (e.g. Bloom’s, Thinking Hats, graphic organisers, thinking routines)

• How to interact and learn appropriately with others in my class

Our Island: How can we be a successful community of

learners?

Identifying a problem or needStep 2• I can identify a specific and relevant need or problem

Step 3• I can analyse a situation, recognise the need or problem and its key features

Step 4• I can analyse a situation, recognising the range of needs and problems and their key

features

Ability to make informed decisions with due consideration of possible options and their consequencesStep 2• I make decisions based on the obvious immediate consequences or outcomes

Step 3• I consider positives and negatives• I consider short and long term consequences• I make decision after considering the above

Step 4• I can identify a range of choices and their possible outcomes• I consider short and long term consequences for other people involved and decide

accordingly• I can justify the decisions I have made

Key Skills

Setting the Scene

We are being introduced to our inquiry learning.

Blue Thinking Hat

To help your group run smoothly you will need to take it in turns to ‘wear’ the blue thinking hat.

The blue thinking hat is the ‘thinking’ or ‘process control’ thinking hat.

This means that the person wearing the blue thinking hat will organise and coordinate the group for each activity. They will make sure everyone has a say, go or role in the group and after discussions bring everybody’s opinions together to make a final decision.

Respect!

During this scenario you will need to work in a group with members of your class to complete a number of activities.

You will need to display respect in all your interactions with others.

Use a y-chart to show what this should feel, look and sound like.

Abandon Ship!Your group is in on a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Your ship strikes a reef and the captain and all the crew are mortally wounded.

Your group has 5 minutes to get to the lifeboats. There are many islands nearby. Grab all the survival materials you can collect. All items must be likely to be found on a ship (you will need to justify any ‘controversial’ items to the class) and there are no firearms on board. Use the ‘Chalk Talk’ thinking routine to list all items.

Thinking Routine: Chalk Talk

Bloom’s Level: Remembering

Share your group’s list of items with the class. Do we agree that these would be likely to be found on a ship?

Lifeboats!When you get to the lifeboat you realise there is only enough space in the lifeboat for each person to take one item. Each person must choose their most valuable item from the supplies you have gathered. Think carefully about the items each person in your group is choosing. Will they help your group survive on an island by helping to provide shelter, warmth, food and water?

Graphic Organiser: Tournament Prioritiser

Bloom’s Level: Understanding (At each round you must explain to your group, why you have made your selections.)

How have I been developing/showing these key skills? (See reflection sheet)

Identifying a problem or needStep 2• I can identify a specific and relevant need or problem

Step 3• I can analyse a situation, recognise the need or problem and its key features

Step 4• I can analyse a situation, recognising the range of needs and problems and their key

features

Key Skills Reflection

Oh no!!!

Any telecommunications devices are useless as you are out of network range. Any electronic devices were damaged by the

splashing of waves in the lifeboat and no longer work.

Land Ahoy!You spot a nearby island and you head towards it. You land your boat and on the island, you discover:

• A lush tropical island • Mountains and plains

• Clean water in rivers • Bamboo

• Coral reefs • Coconut trees and bananas

• Footmarks • Two human skeletons

• Necklace • Smoke from the mountain

• Growling noises from the forests

Draw a map of the island.

Bloom’s Level: Applying

Now that you have explored the island, you must decide where to build a fort. Complete a SWOT analysis for the island.

Graphic Organiser: SWOT analysis

Bloom’s Level: Analysing

Add four new features to your map (e.g. fresh water lake).

Decide where to put your fort and draw it on the map.

Island!

Strengths Weaknesses

Opportunities Threats

Explain to the class, how your group is provided for with

shelter, warmth, food and water.

How have I been developing/showing these key skills? (See reflection sheet)

Ability to make informed decisions with due consideration of possible options and their consequencesStep 2• I make decisions based on the obvious immediate consequences or outcomes

Step 3• I consider positives and negatives• I consider short and long term consequences• I make decision after considering the above

Step 4• I can identify a range of choices and their possible outcomes• I consider short and long term consequences for other people involved and decide

accordingly• I can justify the decisions I have made

Key Skills Reflection

Tribe!After a month of living on the island, you discover that there are 5 other groups of children from the boat that sank living on the island. They have created their own fort and own rules. You decide that to distinguish yourself from these other groups that your tribe needs it’s own flag. As a group, design a flag for your tribe, remember every symbol or colour chosen for a flag should have some meaning.

Cooperative Thinking Tool: 1:4:P:C:R

Bloom’s Level: Designing/Creating

Acquire

We are gathering new, and selecting, relevant information.

Tribe Laws!You have realised that as you will be stuck on the island permanently you will need some tribe laws.

Use a copy of the fishbone diagram below to help you brainstorm some RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES and RULES for your community. Before you do this, as a class/in groups we/you will need to ACQUIRE some knowledge about what RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES and RULES are.

Graphic Organiser: Fishbone

Group ReflectionComplete a PMI to reflect on the process and new

learning we have experienced whilst working through our scenario.

PPluses

MMinuses

IIdeas

Bloom’s Level: Evaluating