inquiry approach to learning

Young Children Sept 2011 topics

p. 84 inquiry approach to learning

·         Effective ec classrooms are led by highly responsive teachers who encourage children to contribute to discussions and share ideas with each other

·         Teacher provoked interests ok

·         Children blowing on tubes: teacher ‘noticed’ that it sounded like an elephant.  She was able to use an elephant and encourage the children to ‘blow hard enough and long enough so call an elephant

·         weave it into current study

·         Write letters

·         Dictate throughts and questions

·         Word wall

·         Flat Stanley: make visits around

·         Write own story from their perspective