Our Big Idea for this school year is: What Is My Footprint?
We brainstormed different meanings of the word footprint, like our "eco footprint" = how much electricity we use and our "carbon footprint" = how much waste we create. We can also use the word footprint to represent our "legacy."
We connected this to our work in Science. We are learning about Earth's spheres and ways we can protect our hydrosphere by conserving water.
Ms Elder showed us a video from an Indigenous Elder who talked about the importance of water. (Click here to watch the video).
Here are the key points from the video:
Next, we completed a piece of artwork for our Big Idea poster in the classroom. We traced our own footprints and decorated them with an image of our own hopes for the future. We drew what we want our legacy to be.
"I enjoyed that we got to trace our own footprints." ~ Aroosha
"I enjoyed this because I like colouring." ~ Leo
"I liked it because it was really creative. I liked the designs that I did." ~ Felicia
"Maybe we did this activity to think about what the future will look like." ~ Aroosha
"This activity was about our legacy." ~ MM
"It was a fun activity and sometimes if you have bad feelings, you can look at that and remind you of your favourite thing and be happy." ~ SS
"I think it was because so that when we grow up, we can try to fulfill our legacy." ~ Felicia
"I liked how we had the freedom to create any design we wanted." ~ Milu
"I liked this activity because it was caring for nature and our earth." ~ MM
