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UNIT TITLE: SYNERGY UNLEASHED

MYP 1  Hello teachers! I want to share with you an exciting new unit called “Synergy Unleashed” that I created during COVID-19 time. In this unit, students get to explore different sports like Basketball, Handball, Soccer, and Volleyball. Even though we were apart, this unit helps us feel connected and work together. So, let’s dive […]

Chinese wheel Jump Rope – IB MYP PHE content

The basic Chinese Wheel is a discipline of jump rope that involves two jumpers and two ropes. The two partners stand side by side and exchange the handles in the hands closest to each other. The ropes are then turned on alternating beats. Watch the video below to learn how to do Chinese wheel Follow […]

How to introduce IB-MYP to Grade 6 Students?

Transitioning from a PYP program to MYP is a significant change for Grade 6 students, as the approach to various aspects differs between the two. While PYP focuses on a transdisciplinary approach, MYP adopts an interdisciplinary approach. Interdisciplinary learning involves combining knowledge from different subjects to explore a specific topic, whereas transdisciplinary learning goes beyond […]

Part 2 – Empowering Listening Skills in the IB Classroom

Cycle 2 We thought about a way that we could show them pieces of evidence of the importance of listening skills and how these skills can affect their performance. Then we prepared a formative assessment connecting listening skills and the content of the unit we were covering, a set of 8 questions about the content […]

Part 1 – Empowering Listening Skills in the IB Classroom

Today, we will delve into the valuable resources we utilized to take action in order to enhance the listening skills of our students. By implementing various data collection cycles, we were able to gather crucial insights that could lead to significant improvements in their communication abilities. Join us as we explore the methods employed, focusing […]

Mastering the Art of Listening: Essential Tips for Effective Communication

Welcome back! Last week, we had a discussion about the importance of effective communication in building good relationships. As a continuation of that conversation, today we will focus on an essential aspect of communication – listening. We will explore different types of listening and situations that require different approaches, as well as strategies to improve […]

Enhancing Understanding: The Power of Effective Listening Skills for Students.

Today, we will be exploring the importance of effective listening skills and how they can impact the process of teaching and learning. By actively listening to both the teacher and their peers, students can reap numerous benefits. Moreover, feel free to share how listening skills have influenced your PHE lessons, along with the strategies you’ve […]

How to write a teaching philosophy?

One of my instructors in the Teacher Preparation Program, TPP, told us that – If it is not written, it does not exist, when he asked us to write our teaching philosophy. I was already practising as a teacher, but I’d never heard of teaching philosophy. That was my first time.  To explain the whole […]

How to create an interdisciplinary Unit? 

The first time I thought about incorporating another subject into my teaching was in 2019, during the Teacher Preparation Program to become an IB teacher. I was teaching my grade 6 Gymnastic unit called – Expression of the body. While creating the summative, I thought about a different way for students to do Criterion A […]

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