RO THE VISCACHA FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
I am an extremely agile and attractive mountain viscacha - scientific name
Lagidium viscacia. Ro's name is short for Rosemarie Dent (Ro Dent - get it!)
I am a true friend if my friend is in need. I dislike disagreements and conflicts, and
do not force my opinions or values on others.I rely on well considered contributions
that often are the critical difference between success and failure.
I am often called on to be a mediator and to help to weigh up the costs and
benefits of various options - which can lead to me looking indecisive and unable
to make a simple, logical decision.
I tend to combine system-wide thinking with factual information and to ‘act
locally, think globally’. I particularly like language studies (my first language is
Spanish) and the recreational activities of different cultures.
Any type of unusual activities, including pencil and paper games, keeps me
occupied for hours.
ABOUT RO'S ACTIVITIES
Ro presents a wide-ranging mixture of presentation styles, content ready-to-go,
often self-corrective, encouraging creativity and imagination, with fun
fundamental to every activity.
Learners at this stage are extremely egocentric and want to be the center of
attention.
He/She:
• Can handle tools and materials more skillfully than during preschool years.
• May repeat an activity over and over to master it.
• Will be better at throwing a ball than at catching it.
• Can distinguish their left and right but not in other people.
• Can read words or combinations of words.
• Can collect, sort, organize, and classify.
• Often considers fantasy real.
By the end of this stage most learners will be able to:
•Read at least 100 sight words.
•Locate the main idea and details in stories.
•Recall the sequence of events in oral and written stories.
•Hold pencils properly, retrace patterns, and write words legibly.
•Use capital letters, and place full stops and question marks.
•Recognise the singular and plural forms of nouns.
•Count to 100 by one's, two's, five's, and ten's.
•Write the numerals to 20.
•Add and subtract numbers up to and from 20.
