Inquiring Minds…

Inquiring Minds…

This week, I am preparing our next Inquiry project for my Grade 1 classroom. With my head in the inquiry learning clouds, I thought I would play around and create a Canva compiling some ways to organize and explore a Flower Inquiry with students. I think about all of the new vocabulary and ideas I have assembled over the weeks from various sources. Being able to incorporate these into my inquiry plans, in my role as a facilitator, would prove very valuable.

Created on Canva
A brief overview of a Flower inquiry for a Grade 1 classroom, but could be adapted to suit various other grade levels.

I recently discovered Canva and I would say I am still a general newbie with regards to exploring all of it’s options, but I do find myself turning to it more and more for things. I appreciate all of the free templates and I find it very easy to navigate and create. I run the social media pages (Instagram & Facebook) for our school, and I love that I can quickly whip up a poster for a Popcorn Sale or a Spirit Day and it looks like a professional advertisement! I have also levelled up my classroom newsletters from a Microsoft Publisher or Google Doc. BOOM! Now, they get a creative, colourful Canva poster or Infograph! I feel like it gives the illusion that I am techy…joke is on them! But, Canva is a valuable tool for educators and I would highly recommend checking it out if you haven’t done so already!

To learn more about Inquiry models, check out these resources…

Photo taken from https://sjs.school.nz/inquiry-learning-model/
Photo taken from https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/questions-students-can-use-guide-inquiry-based-learning/

 

One thought on “Inquiring Minds…

  1. I love your idea, and I would be interested to know how it goes… I am trying canva for my second time for a class assignment at university. I don’t really remember using it before.
    Good luck with your enquiry unit.

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