Integrating Indonesian into Transdisciplinary Units of Inquiry
In collaboration with the Grade 4 How We Organize Ourselves Unit,
students in Language A Indonesian lessons inquired into the role of
supply and demand and the distribution of goods and services.
In order to uncover their prior knowledge, students brainstormed ideas
about what they thought they knew and any related wonderings. These
thoughts were developed into questions and were later used to
interview two shops near the school. Students displayed the attribute of
thinkers as they generated quality questions for their investigation.
They used the visible thinking routines “Connect/Extend/Challenge”
and “The 4Cs” to synthesize and discuss the information from the two
interviews.
They developed their conceptual understanding of connection between
supply and demand and the function of distribution systems. They
compared the two shops and developed general conclusions. Through
reflective discussions, students improved their thinking and
communication skills. They learned how to develop questions,
compare, connect and make generalizations.
Here is some of the thinking that came out of this learning experience.
Nadia: Siapa yang menyediakan barang-barang yang dijual di sini? Kalau
tidak didistribusikan ke tempat lain cuman dapat sedikit untung.
William: Bagaimana toko ibu mempromosikan barang-barangnya?
Berapa lama siklus mendistribusikan barang dari supplier ke konsumen?
Kalau tidak memiliki variasi produk, konsumen akan pergi ke toko lain.
Josiah : Karena ada banyak warung, mereka harus menjual barang
dengan harga yang sama agar orang datang belanja ke warungnya.
James: Apakah orang kasih discount kalau warungnya berhasil? Kedua
warung harus bikin untung dengan menjual lebih murah dari tempat lain.
Isabella: Harus jual makanan enak dan produk dengan kualitas bagus.
Alex S.:Menciptakan permintaan penting untuk warung karena jika tidak
ada permintaan warungnya tidak berjalan.
Kristina Hutapea
PYP Indonesian A and Indonesian Studies
