Play with loose parts
An inquiry through clay: exploring a new language
This article illustrates how inquiry can happen in different ways. By using different languages, children can express themselves and apply their knowledge in creative ways. It also shows the importance of listening to student voices and how this helps shape our planning and inquiry.
Supporting Children’s Agentic Identities through the Approaches to Learning
This piece draws from experiences in an early childhood PYP context in Switzerland. Reflections are shared on ways the Approaches to Learning have the potential to be powerful tools for supporting children’s agentic identities with a particular focus on environments, experts and teacher talk.
Responding to Authentic Inquiry- part2
Passion to Possibilities while learning from home – creating opportunities for students to explore and inquire into their passions or interests in a distance-learning setting.
Prioritizing play: Sustaining an emergent, play based Kindergarten curriculum online
Identifying key priorities and structuring an emergent, child centred virtual learning space to continue play-based learning for children 3 and 4 years of age