Collaborative learning

This morning students were working together on paragraphs constructing sentences in Te Reo Māori about their personal experiences, using articles, i, ki, e...ana, kei te... It was great listening to the dialogue around the table from these students. The dialogue was so rich and uplifting as the students discussed their ideas about structures they could use and looking to each other for feedback, feedforward.  This year we have learnt to focus on a set of articles and learn them inside out. Therefore giving students more time to develop their understanding of the language and apply their learning to topics or kaupapa of interests. Each student choose their own topic today and focused on an experience they had the week before. The students engaged in Te Reo sharing their sentences and self correcting themselves as they went.  Mauri ora.