Inquiry kindergarten

Essential questions are key for any inquiry-based learning unit. Check out this list of questions to guide your inquiry unit in reading, math, science, social studies, social skills, social emotional learning, and more.

Inquiry centers and activities to explore flowers and seeds. Use inquiry based learning about plants with technology, hands-on learning and exploration.

Planning a water inquiry for kindergarten students is some of the most fun I have had. My students had so much fun engaging in hands-on learning through provocations and activities.

In the last couple weeks of school, we decided to do an inquiry about the sky. Our Driving Questions were, "What do we see in the daytime sky? What do we see in the nighttime sky?" The sun, moon and stars are in Ohio's science standards, but the students always end up being fascinated. The things they said they see were the pretty colors of the sky, clouds, rainbows, the sun, stars and moon. After we listed these, they started telling me things they noticed that happens in the sky, and then…

If you are getting started with inquiry, you may wonder where to start and how to prepare for something that is student-led. Although using an inquiry

For years, I have been trying to find a way to quickly set up meaningful provocations for my students. I want them to be interesting but also provide valuable learning opportunities. I came up with these kindergarten inquiry ideas with Labelling and Provocation Cards to fill that need.

The kids have started noticing signs of fall! They had started bringing me leaves, so I knew it was time to start investigating Fall! I started out by asking what they wondered about Fall. They came up with some very good questions! We posted the questions on our inquiry wall. This wall will grow as they wonder new things and answer the questions! I set out some provacations about Fall to see what they would notice. On our look closer table, I set out fall leaves and colored water to see…

Have you been wondering what inquiry-based learning means exactly? Inquiry-based learning is explained right here, including examples to get you started. Find out about different inquiry structures and how you can incorporate inquiry-based learning in your classroom today.

Our first inquiry was about colors! I wanted to get them to start thinking with an inquiry state of mind. I want them to use our classroom to be curious, wonder, and discover answers through investigating and sharing their discoveries with the class! I gathered some books, set up some areas to explore color mixing and see what they would discover! Since our new room does not have a color chart, this group will get to create one as a collaborative project. Here are some of the books we used…

Since the middle of February while were creating our dragon project, I started to notice something. The kids were taking the logs out of our building area and creating "bands" with them as drum sets. Kids were making shaker's at the maker's space, two friends brought three sizes of clay to me and wanted to show the class how when they thumped them each size made a different sound. Another friend took a plastic bottle wrapper off the bottle and pulled on both ends sharply and showing us the…