We are beginning our new IB Unit "Who We are"

We have just started to explore our new IB Unit "Who We Are".

With unit we inquire into the nature of the self; beliefs and values; focusing on human relationships including families, friends, communities, and cultures.

I starting our provocation by discussing "healthy relationships".  We discussed what it means to be healthy, what is a relationship and beginning our inquiry focusing on friends and friendship.  What is  a healthy friendship?

I read the class a story called " The Recess Queen" by Alexis O'Neill and Laura Huliska-Beith.  We discussed the characters and how very different  personalities create different  types of relationships amongst their peers.  We discussed how relationships change and the outcomes of positive friendship.  We also explored how we express emotions, use facial expressions and body language to  communicate. 

You can continue the discussion at home asking your child "what makes a positive friendship?"