If you google "inquiry-based learning" you will find a lot of very current information. It is currently a focus in many York Region schools. It involves giving students freedom to explore objects, books and environments and develop their own questions.
This week one student brought in a wooden fan for sharing. It allowed us to ask a lot of questions about how the fan works and we noticed that it works like some of the simple machines the grade two's were learning about with Scientist in Schools.
This fan reminded one student of a peacocks feathers and this lead us to a great discussion and debate about peacocks. We have recorded what students already know or think they know as well as many questions and we have begun to research our questions.
At home, you can do some more research on peacocks... or any other animal... or any other thing your child has questions about. Some of the best learning happens when students are working to answer THEIR OWN questions!
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