Resources Used
Collaboration and Comprehension, Stephanie Harvey and Harvey “Smokey” Daniels, Heinemann 2015
Building children’s understanding of the world through environmental inquiry
Nine Thousand Straws: Teaching Thinking Through Open-Inquiry Learning by Jean Sausele Knodt
An excellent resource with many hands-on activities for students to try.
Stop the Stress in Schools: Mental Health Strategies Teachers Can Use to Build a Kinder Gentler Classroom by Joey Mandel
A well-used resource assisting us with many strategies and ideas to assist with the lack of resilience and perseverance we noticed in our students.
Our learning commons teacher showed me how to create a free account and there’s a huge selection of (fiction and) non-fiction books that can be read-aloud to students online or by downloading the Epic app. There are plenty of topics to choose from for researching for our health inquiry and also fiction for independent reading from a device. It seemed to be especially handy for struggling readers in Grade 4/5. Many of the Level 3 students in Grade 5 ended up searching their health information using Safari or Google. I think it would be ideal for grades 2-4 and struggling junior students.
An excellent search engine for young students to use
A not-for-profit organization providing connections-based learning opportunities
THINQ 4-6: Inquiry-Based Learning in the Junior Classroom by Jennifer Watt and Jill Colyer
IQ: A Practical Guide to Inquiry-Based Learning by Jennifer Watt and Jill Colyer
(particularly the Questioning Skills Rubric on page 144)
A school board site we found with valuable questions for inquiries
http://tsdcurriculum-instruction.wikispaces.com/file/view/health+standards+inquiry+questions
Hands-On Social Studies An Inquiry Approach
Various Grade Levels (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Series Editor: Jennifer Lawso
Project Consultant: Bryon Stevenson
Writers: Karen Murray and Astrid De Cairos
Resources Created
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