I have been thinking of my Blog today and thinking of sharing this book with you. One day a few years ago, a Gramma of one of my students arrived at my classroom door with a gift.
I opened the gift, finding Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden.
It is a gift I will cherish forever!
Without giving it away, envelope yourself in this great read.
Isn’t this what we want to create for each child?
Building on children’s natural curiosity is key. Children explore and discover to make sense of their world around them.
I just love this resource! It is a must have foundation- building children’s understanding of the world through environmental inquiry.
I love this quote, “That moment where the learning lives.”
Being a careful observer and listener and paying attention to children’s questions is an effective way to begin an inquiry. The role of teacher is not as expert but one as teacher as facilitator. Scaffolding children’s learning helps children to feel successful as learners.
This resource is so well laid out, it will assist you in building
a great foundation to your many questions around inquiry-based learning.
Nurturing a sense of wonder is a gift to last a lifetime. The joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in provides many
opportunities for children to genuinely investigate their own questions about the world. CURIOSITY IS CULTIVATED!
“The Mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be Ignited.” Plutarch
Effective Learning Teachers plan exploratory experiences in a play-based environment that fosters creative problem solving and discovery in a social setting.
This is the beginning of my journey! Like the children in our learning environments, we don’t always know where the inquiry is going to take us!
My task is to collect digital, print and community based resources for developing, implementing, assessing, and managing inquiry and project-based learning with young children in an Early Learning Kindergarten Program. I will record, display, and evaluate the information to be part of my resource package. This blog is to serve as a resource for professional use as an early learning educator, that I would share with colleagues and other learning professionals.
A Place of Wonder 