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TRINITYHOUSE
PRE-PRIMARY HERITAGE HILL
Inquiry-based learning and thinking skills
In our inquiry-based classrooms, the pupils
at Trinityhouse Pre-Primary Heritage Hill play,
learn and discover in a variety of ways. Areas
are set up to encourage free exploration
of materials and concepts, in order to ask
questions and promote critical and creative
thinking. We always want our pupils to dig
deeper and make learning a more meaningful
experience. We have learned to see, think
and wonder, compare and contrast, ask
questions about materials and what we can
do with them and we’ve challenged ourselves
to use materials to solve a challenge.
#criticalthinkingliveshere!
Odwa and Gabriella
using their critical
thinking skills to
design a dam.
We used a tree map
to find out more
about Spiderman.
Rafael, Nkateko,
Melodi and Adeline
working on creating
a flotation device for
their superheroes.
Research skills
As part of teaching the pupils about road safety, the Grade 00
Bees decided to ask our school’s security guard about rules
in the parking lot. The security guard answered all of their
questions and showed them how to be safe while crossing the
road. They also looked at a puzzle about different kinds of road
transportation and even listened to the sounds that are made
by different kinds of vehicles. They were able to gather lots of
information about road safety by looking, listening and doing.
Collaboration
The Grade 000 Owlets recently learnt a
new shape, the triangle. After their teacher
taught them the Tommy Triangle poem, the
class divided into their Kagan Co-operative
Learning Groups and did a collaborative
activity where they coloured in the triangles
on the carpet, revising the new shape
knowledge in a collaborative manner.
Kgalalelo, Liam,
Zeth, Makungu,
Leago and
Kgosietsile
Pupils of the Grade 00 Bee Class having a practical lesson on
road safety
Collaboration
- Kgosietsile
Molema
and Leago
Makgopa.
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