This has to be one of my favourite inquiries! From the perspective of the educator we can learn so much about each child. What makes them happy, what makes them feel calm, and what strategies we can put in place together to create an environment where each child feels welcome, valued and cared for, intern… Continue reading My Happy Place 🙂
..,. We begin with a plan and educators provide a large box. The children quickly decide as a group what their boat will need first. Little Mr. C raises his hand and says, "Windows!" So the educator responds, "You're right! A boat should have windows...but how many and what shape?" Little Mr. C says, "4… Continue reading A Pirate Adventure!
The Ball Maze During morning free play on November 30, 2015 little Mr. M approached an Educator to share a design he created on a piece of paper. The design was simple, a few lines connected together with a title across the middle that read “Ball Maze”. As Little M shared his idea during our… Continue reading The Ball Maze Plan
Source: An Inquiry into Shadows
We hope everyone is looking forward to a brand new year with their team partner and co educator. The past few weeks educators everywhere have been connecting with their creative side to transform classrooms to reflect our Ministry's vision for a child centered environment that represents an extension of home. An environment that will help… Continue reading Breathe and Smile 🙂
The boys!! The group of rough and tumble, high energy, super hero loving boys that keep us guessing. Who are they? What do they want from us? How can we capture their attention and engage them? Here's an idea that came to me in the dark of the night and worked!! A quest! The next… Continue reading The Quest to Engagement
An inquiry into feelings and love emerged from Valentines Day this past February. Our classroom participated in a door decorating challenge that prompted questions about "What is love?". As we asked each child this question, and took photos that captured how each child choose to show love, conversations over the next few weeks continued about… Continue reading “My Many Colored Days”
Over the past couple weeks the children have been exploring shadows. This lead followed our exploration into rainbows and light. During our morning large group gathering time, educators decided to challenge the children to deepen thinking and learning (to "deficile")Educator: “What can you tell me about this picture?” Little Mr. M: “The person …the shadow is… Continue reading Prompting Deeper Learning Using Provocation
While children were gathered for a story on the carpet two boys made an interesting discovery. The two boys attention is drawn from the story to the carpet and their shoes. They began pointing, shifting and quietly saying "look!" and "watch this". The boys noticed a rainbow of colors had appeared flickering and moving from… Continue reading A Rainbow Brings New Learning and Hope
A discovery while playing with the train set sparked an interesting question. While in the block center two boys sat building with lego. An Educator sits closely, not to interrupt or disturb but just to listen. The boys were building what they described to be an “army tank”. Little Mr. J turns to his friend… Continue reading Why Do The Trains Stick?
Journey Together FDK 