Room 20 made traffic light sandwiches on Monday for our language experience.

We used tomato for the red light, cheese for the orange light and lettuce for the green light. We were a little nervous to try some of the foods for the first time, but we discussed that one of our 'Ako Progressions' is: I have a growth mindset when things are tricky. By using a growth mindset, we discovered that we really do like lettuce, tomato and cheese. Language experiences encourage students to explore, think, and talk. This talk, during and after the language experience, provides many opportunities to expand students' vocabulary, extend their knowledge of grammar, and scaffold their interactions. (Ministry of Education, 2014).