Discover the magic of role-play and how it helps promote student agency in the early years classroom. Role-playing is a powerful way of enhancing student agency that fills our classrooms with magic and wonder! It allows a child’s imagination and creativity to soar, whilst developing an array of valuable skills; inquiry, thinking, social-emotional, communication and […]
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Grade 3 students make meaningful connections
In this article you will read about a grade three student sharing with her classmates an awareness of risks and challenges in childhood as part of the “sharing the planet” unit of inquiry.
Ways to facilitate language development through concept-based inquiry
This article brings together effective practices for language development and concept-based inquiry to simplify some important principles all educators should consider.
Igloo inquiry goes beyond mathematics
This article illustrates how a year 5 class built an igloo out of milk cartons while working on area and perimeter. When the roof collapsed, great learning occurred by not only discussing resilience, but also exploring how to rebuild the model.
Festivals and celebrations are part of life
This article shows how grade 2 students expressed themselves through a unit on celebrations. They inquired into celebrations and festivities and how they are connected to belief systems, cultures and human spirit.
Grade 5 investigation into drowning prevention
This article displays a grade 5 inquiry into how to act safely near aquatic environment under the transdisciplinary theme of “who we are”.