One question led to 8 months of inquiry!

This article starts with a teacher explaining that one question from a pre-schooler led to 8 months of inquiry-based learning! She then describes how this happened, how she encouraged stude... See More

This article starts with a teacher explaining that one question from a pre-schooler led to 8 months of inquiry-based learning! She then describes how this happened, how she encouraged students to keep this learning going, and the activities with which she helped to teach them about dinosaurs. There are a lot of great ideas in this article that worked for her classroom, and I think would work for many other kids, too. She outlines some really great, engaging activities that could be used in classrooms around the world. This article is a great resource for anyone who is looking for interesting ways to engage students during a dinosaur unit.

Dinos Revealed

A book about dinosaurs led to eight months of dinosaur investigations by a class of four year old preschoolers!! Their curiosity was so high the teachers took it to a whole new level. Thro... See More

A book about dinosaurs led to eight months of dinosaur investigations by a class of four year old preschoolers!! Their curiosity was so high the teachers took it to a whole new level. Through a series of progressive activities the students did their own research about dinosaurs and answered their own questions. This open ended method of teaching is quite productive as seen by this article.