Friday, September 21, 2012

Our First Inquiry!

Inquiry plays a huge role in the Ontario Full-Day Early Learning Kindergarten Curriculum.  Mrs. Taebpour and I have been observing the students closely while they explore and investigate their learning environment and different classroom materials.

One day last week, D.V. shouted, "look outside, there is a big truck!" All of the students ran to the window to see one of the large garbage trucks in the parking lot taking away the RHPS waste!  Slowly, more students have been standing at the window watching the different kinds of vehicles in our parking lot.

On Monday, September 17 we decided to venture out on our first nature walk to find different things that were interesting to us.  Every student took a clipboard with them and they were encouraged to draw a picture or ask for help to write words of things that they liked and wanted to know more about.  Sure enough... many students began noticing cars, motorcycles, trucks, bicycles, scooters all around our school!  We think this is the beginning of our first inquiry!


Looking at the cars from our "Wonder Window!"


 Planes and cars made from Bristol Blocks!







Stay tuned!   : )