Good morning! Please take a copy of— The Programme of Inquiry Activities you can do with your child I’m Sacha 

IB Primary Years Programme

Agenda Why do students today need to learn differently from the way I learned? What is inquiry-based learning? What do PYP students inquire into? How do we integrate basic skills into our units? What can you do at home to support learning?

Why do students today need to learn differently from the way I learned Why do students today need to learn differently from the way I learned? Think about some 21st century challenges…

Some 21st century challenges-- Taking care of the earth Reversing poverty Steady population growth Preventing another world war Dealing effectively with globalism Diffusing terrorism Digital media – changed how we work and interact Adapted Jan. 2007 from "The Meaning of the 21st Century: A Vital Blueprint for Ensuring Our Future" by James Martin

Shift Happens 2016 Think about… how has the world changed? Why do you think we need to change the way we teach? https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shift+happens+2016

We’re preparing students for jobs that may not exist yet…

“Do as you’re told” teaching will not prepare children for the 21st century. The teacher is the main and “right” source of learning

PYP classroom are interactive and involve children in their learning.

Inquiry-based learning Tell me and I forget, Show me and I remember, Involve me and I understand.

Inquiry-based Learning Engagement Problem: How can you make this paper move from one side of the room to the other? In your small group, discuss how to solve the problem. Create. You are not allowed to test what you created.

Reflection What was the experience like for you? What thinking skills did you use? What was it like to work with others? Based on this learning engagement what do you think inquiry is?

What does inquiry look like? Explore, wonder, question…

Collect data and report findings

Make connections between previous learning and current learning

Research and seek information

Make predictions and act purposefully to see what happens

Make and test theories

Experiment and play with possibilities

Take and defend a position

Solve problems in a variety of ways

What are the students inquiring into? – Programme of Inquiry

What do we inquire into? Who we are --nature of the self; beliefs, values, physical, mental, social and spiritual health, relationships; what it means to be human

Where we are in time and place --orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; explorations; migrations

How we express ourselves

How the world works --the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world and human societies

How we organize ourselves --human-made systems; communities; structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities

Sharing the planet --share finite resources; access to equal opportunities peace and conflict resolution

Programme of Inquiry PK/K1 – 4 units K2 to Grade 5 – 6 units Sept. 6, 3-4 pm – Welcome Parent Meeting – homeroom teacher will talk about the UOIs in depth

How is language integrated? Speaking and Listening Discussions, Presentations Reading Reading texts related to the units of inquiry Writing The Writing Process, Text forms, Personal narratives, Descriptive Paragraphs, Reports, Persuasive Essays Viewing and Presenting Reading visual texts, watching educational audio-visuals

How is math integrated? Number and Computation UOIs on Money and the Marketplace – counting money, giving change Shape and Space UOIs on Art and Symbols – shapes and their properties UOIs on geography – coordinates Measurement UOIs on the human body – measuring length and weight UOIs on history – time UOI on Field to Table – using measuring with cooking Data Analysis Can be integrated to almost any unit – do surveys, create graphs, interpret graphs

Transdisciplinary Skills

Some stand alone skills… Language Arts Reading skills: phonics, building sight word vocabulary Spelling Grammar Handwriting Reading novels Math Basics on numbers: place value, notations Computation: Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division

What can I do to contribute to my child’s learning? Maximize the learning you can do in your child’s everyday experience.

Math Count objects in everyday life Shape hunt Grocery shopping – ask your child to count money and pay Measure things together Board games Get your child a watch Cooking activities

Language Do read-alouds at home in your mother tongue Encourage your child to borrow books Play word games Encourage writing that they can do in everyday life – lists, journals, scrapbooks

Units of Inquiry Read the UOI letters Read updates on class page Books, audio-visuals and websites Field trips and excursions Ask questions

Next PYP Parent Workshops September 9 and 23 Elements of the PYP – Part 1 Elements of the PYP – Part 2 + How this looks in a Unit of Inquiry November 18 EAL

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