This article illustrates an inquiry into measurement under the transdisciplinary theme ‘How the world works’ which helped grade 3 students understand the relevance of standard units of measurement.
Archive | Transdisciplinary learning
transdisciplinary themes: who we are, where we are in place and time, how the world works, how we express ourselves, sharing the planet, how we organize ourselves
How to initiate action in a PYP classroom
In this article you will read how grade 2 students incorporated action into the ‘How we organize ourselves’ unit of inquiry.
Students taking ownership of their learning
This article illustrates how grade 5 students took ownership of their own learning throughout the PYP exhibition organized under the transdisciplinary theme How the world works.
How to develop scientific skills in the early years students
Young children are often called natural scientists. How a visitor—a caterpillar—to an early years classroom changed the dynamics of thinking in students and became a major instrument in developing scientific thinking among them.
Behind the scenes – Learning experiences for parents
This article describes opportunities for parents of the PYP students to gain first-hand knowledge about units of inquiry.
Why do we organize ourselves in the way we do?
In this article you will find reflections on the connection between whole school professional development and the action cycle.