It’s been a good year:
Teaching kindergarten.
Outside when possible and appropriate.
Wonder.
Questions.
We ended the year by planting two trees in the ground.
Smiles all ’round.
#1191 Last Day of School!
Category Archives: Inquiry
#1190 Worms!
During May’s rains, my kindergarten students discovered WORMS in the playground.
And the world came to a screeching halt. Plans changed. Educators pivoted and we started investigating the world of worms! Read alouds, making and measuring plasticine worms, writing about worms and… the highlight was a visit from 36 wiggly, lovely, live worms.
It was muddy.
It was messy.
I was GLORIOUS!
Investigate more:
#1188 Mystery Animal Tracks (3 Parts)
#1187 Inquiry: How Glasses Help You Read.
#1186 Measuring!
#1179 Inquiry Videos in the News
Recently our local paper picked up the story of the rise in popularity of the inquiry videos aimed at kindergarten to grade 3 students:
The Inquiry videos have attracted more than 1250 subscribers and have been viewed 40,000 times.
Watch a recent video about swamp sounds:
Watch the latest video about probability and weather:
#1178 One Year Anniversary – Online Inquiry Videos
One year ago – April 25, 2020 – I posted the first of my inquiry videos that set the tone of the 70 that have followed…
It all started shortly after COVID closed our schools. An educational assistant and teacher suggested I create a short video to share with the Grade 1s in our school. I didn’t take long to agree. Thanks Kristine and Jenna!
A big thanks to you, the students, teachers and families for watching and inspiring me to create more.
I had hoped to reach 1000 subscribers by the one year anniversary.
Today, there are 1107 subscribers.
Thank-you!
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Watch this recent video Swamp Sounds! What’s Making all that Noise?!
#1177 Inquiry Video Anniversary (and Subscriber Goal!)
Shortly after COVID shut down live schooling a year ago, I created a video to support students learning from home…
Almost a year later, 70 inquiry videos support young students learning from home, public schools and forest schools. The videos support math, language, science through questions and curiosity – usually with an outdoor focus.
Since April 2020, the videos have boomed a little boom. At time of writing videos have attracted 981 subscribers. My goal is to exceed 1000 subscribers by the video anniversary – April 25, 2021.
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#1175 Inquiry: Barbed Wire Tree?!
I’ve heard of apple trees, maple trees and pine trees but recently I discovered a barbed wire tree! There is barbed wire growing out of this tree? Is that possible?
I want you to help investigate!
Watch this video:
Below the video, in the description when watched on YouTube, are questions, clues and links to help you find some answers about the barbed wire tree.
Write a story with words or pictures to explain how the barbed wire tree came to be!
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