Rolling Role - Erasmus Plus Project
Rolling Role at Woodrow
Following on from the previous successful Erasmus Plus work, we were delighted to join this final project researching Dorothy Heathcote’s Rolling Role approach to the curriculum. This work involves the sharing of “products” or “outcomes” of learning between classes. Something is rolled on from one group to another who then does something with it! It aims to show children how learning is connected and doesn’t have to be stuck in discrete boxes! Rolling Role generates an energy in the children who love to pass on their learning and make links with each other.
Whole school Rolling Role work
Coming out of Covid and coming together with Rolling Role
-
-
Training through Erasmus Plus
-
What is Rolling Role?
-
We would link our work to an online map.
-
We started with the map of the town in class.
-
We added in places in the town.
-
-
We let the bats back into the caves and the owners changed the lights from white to red.
-
What would we do with the seeds rumoured to be a loving lost Roman herb?
-
We knew Year 3 were experts...
-
They told us the best growing conditions.
-
We were all energised by the connections - thank you Dorothy Heathcote!
-
The Animal Heroes told them about the dangers of plastic grass.
-
Year 4 out of role, created bee friendly areas of the school grounds.
-
Everyone was benefitting from the face to face interactions between the different classes.
-
The Animal Heroes asked us to release the bats with their gadgets.
-
-
-
The Animal Heroes updated the Museum workers vis Teams.
-
-
The bats were recovering and the problem has been discovered.
-
The bats had been blinded by the new white lights outside the cave.
-
Back at the museum, the new artificial turf had been ripped up.
-
The Museum workers wanted help again...
-
What were these discoveries?
-
On the way to the caves they found what appeared to be injured bats.
-
They contacted the Animal Heroes - Year 1 children in role.
-
The Y4 Museum workers met the Y1 Animal Heroes.
-
They explained about the bats who were not moving or feeding.
-
The Animal Heroes took them to their base to look after.
-
We created residents of the town.
-
They were to be well known.
-
They were to have careers which could roll on to students in Łódź University in Poland.
-
The Uni students created a guide book of famous residents of the town.
-
This was shared via email. The children were pleased, but the connection ended there.
-
There was something for the museum workers to attend to...