The "Placemat Strategy."

Mrs Ward, a talented local artist and art teacher spoke with the junior school about her artworks and some of her pupils paintings.
The children chose a photo they liked of Mrs Ward's displayed art works.
They used the "placemat strategy" (a strategy for thinking and working collaboratively).
In groups, they recorded their thoughts and ideas in response to the questions asked on the placemats.
The emphasis for this activity was on thinking and working as a group, not on spelling or presentation skills.
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