Studying Your Own Backyard

Introducing inquiryto young children caan be ery easy to implement. This kindegarten teacher used a fiction book to engage the students before they begin to make forays ito the environment t... See More

Introducing inquiryto young children caan be ery easy to implement. This kindegarten teacher used a fiction book to engage the students before they begin to make forays ito the environment to observe the grass and the animals they might encounter. It definitely demostrates to teachers that they can nurture young scientists without of fancy equipment..

Great way to teach observation skills

This article outlines one kindergarten teacher's method to teach observation and scientific drawing, through their fieldwork with grasses near their school. It shows that we don't have to h... See More

This article outlines one kindergarten teacher's method to teach observation and scientific drawing, through their fieldwork with grasses near their school. It shows that we don't have to have elaborate, expensive equipment and trips in order to teach our kids to think like scientists.