Today we began our inquiry into the wetlands. The wetlands lies across the road from our school
and is a wonderful asset for our students to further their learning in many areas; environment,
science, maths, literacy, art etc etc.
and is a wonderful asset for our students to further their learning in many areas; environment,
science, maths, literacy, art etc etc.
We will continue this inquiry throughout the year, following the students' wonderings and interests.
We began our session by thinking about and discussing what we already knew about the wetlands
(prior knowledge). Students use a think/pair/share strategy for this.
(prior knowledge). Students use a think/pair/share strategy for this.
We then ventured across the road and immersed ourselves in the wetlands environment,
allowing the students to sit, walk around, discover and investigate the environment and take notes in their books for further discussion.
allowing the students to sit, walk around, discover and investigate the environment and take notes in their books for further discussion.
The following day Puriri class were placed into groups of 3 and given a 'question building chart' to come up with as many questions as they could about the topic of wetlands, using their notes and wonderings from the previous day for assistance.
From these charts, the students will choose their BEST question and that will form the basis of their initial inquiry.
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