How We Express Ourselves

YEAR THREE - TERM 1B , 2023

How We Express Ourselves

​CENTRAL IDEA

Effective communication skills facilitate the way we present our information and ideas

As an International Baccalaureate World School, authorised to teach the Primary Year’s Programme, we explore six transdisciplinary themes each year. 

Our second unit for the year provides students with the opportunity to explore different ways to improve communication techniques. The students will build on their knowledge of persuasive language and writing through analysing television commercials and conducting mini debates about given topics. They will also learn to communicate through pictures, coded messages and a variety of graphic organisers. 

At the end of this unit of inquiry, students will work in small Action groups to create two different communication pieces to express their ideas about a topic they are passionate about. They will be required to target more than one audience for example the teachers and the students of BNPS.  Some examples of action pieces are posters, PowerPoint presentations, letters, diagrams, movies and dioramas. 

Concepts

• Connection
• Form
• Function

Lines of Inquiry

• Communication skills
• Understanding audience and environment
• Reflecting on the impact my communication has on others

Action

Action in the PYP is initiated independently by the student as a result of the learning process. Action may be bringing a book or artefact related to the inquiry to school, or student initiated drawings/posters/research. We celebrate our students’ ACTION every day in our classrooms. If you see your children taking independent action at home encourage them to share their action with their class.

Approaches to Learning

• Communication: listening, speaking, reading, writing, presenting, viewing and non-verbal communication

Learner Profile

• Principled

The Year 3 Team

Mrs Melissa Ball, Ms Silvi Levine, Mrs Beth Lawrence and Mrs Dani Jones