Room 19 BHPS: Learning Stations

We have Learning Stations set up in our room to make children more independent, to take risks, be creative and above all work independently and collaboratively with their learning partners/buddies. We have a Maths Enrichment station, Science, Literacy, Art and Device stations.
After finishing their set tasks children go to the stations they want to work on. They choose independently and then move to the next stations. They are amazing with how they work with their classmates or independently.
Many of you must be wondering how do I know what they are doing when I am busy with other groups. Well, there is a catch! EVIDENCE. When children are finished working on a station they have to keep evidence to share with the class. They leave it on the learning station with their name on it. We share it after morning tea/lunch.
The children are so good at showing respect to other's work and at managing themselves by not touching or messing around with the evidence. It has surprised my colleagues as well, how these angels do not touch the evidence lying on the floor. They look at it, talk about it and walk around it BUT do not touch it. (It is probably because of the Key Competencies and the values of our school we are focussing on. I will talk about that in my next post.)

It is time for my Evidence!

Science station - looks like,feels like etc