The PYP exhibition Grade 5

Tuesday 12thMay 2014

Parent information

What is the PYP Exhibtion?

A culminating project for the pyp

A collaborative inquiry
An inquiry that asks students to use their
learning from the previous PYP years
An experience that uses the essential
elements of the PYP (Concepts, action,
knowledge, skills and attitudes)
A demonstration of how students can take
action as a result of their leanring
A celebration of who are our students are as
learners

Exhibition is:

Tiring
Intense
Exciting
Self directed
Process driven
Rewarding
Action provoking
Synthesis of learned knowledge

Exhibition is not:

A poster contest
A competition
Individual
Product driven
Adult directed
A burden

Students must use the PYP

transdisciplinary skills:

Communication skills
Social skills
Research skills
Self management skills
Thinking skills

Students should show:

And:

In Grade 5 this year, the central

Idea for the exhibition unit of
Inquiry is:

Our appreciation of objects

depends on their form and
function

The process:

Student involvement:
Discussing real life issues
Posing questions to focus their inquiry
Collaborating with an exhibition inquiry group
Searching for and collecting relevant resources
Collating information and preparing for the exhibition presentation
Taking action that results in positive change
Presenting a completed exhibition project

Students demonstrate their learning and skills through:

Group collaboration
Written work
Ongoing reflections
Oral presentations
Use of technology
Performance, visual arts and other media

How much time do the students

have to spend on exhibition?
Skills are taught from the start of Grade 5
The students will spend 5 weeks intensively
working on their exhibition inquiry in groups
starting Monday 30th march 2014
The students will have maths and literacy
during the exhibition time but the majority of
the time will be spent on their inquiries.

What about exhibition

homework?
The children should use their time at home
to research and prepare for the work in class
The actual work should be done in class so
the teachers can keep track of progress

How can parents help?

Ask your child about the exhibition
Provide background knowledge
Help to locate resources, - people, places,
media and information
Celebrate with students by attending the
final presentations
Monitor, challenge, question and clarify

Something for us all to

remember..
The process is more important than the
product
The exhibition is a celebration of who your
child is as a learner