Inquiry and Skills

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The Inquiry Based Learning approach is driven by students’ curiosity. Two Caring for Pets Learning Intentions and Success Criteria sheets are included. These are for Science and Social Sciences, and the ILB process. The students are challenged to ‘see’, ‘think’, ‘wonder’ about the care of pets. After the students have posed their questions they can proceed through the Inquiry Learning process to find the answers. The resource includes the Inquiry Steps cards for tracking their progress and an Inquiry Planning sheet. Templates for Notetaking and Note making with example are included, together with a reflection sheet and a ‘before’ and ‘after’ knowledge sheet. This is a comprehensive resource for a complete Inquiry Based Learning study.

SMART RESOURCE | Inquiry Based Learning promotes independence and motivates students. This is a comprehensive resource with sheets outlining - Inquiry Learning goals and Success Criteria - The process steps with supporting questions - notetaking and note making - skimming and scanning explanation sheet - student inquiry tracking planner - student reflection sheet to be completed at the end of the inquiry. The resource supports the class Inquiry Learning ensuring the students are independent in the process.

SMART RESOURCE | The child friendly Inquiry display posters are ideal for an area of a wall where the students can freely go to check and read about the stages of the Inquiry Process. Students can independently identify where they are at and see the next step in their inquiry. Each chart has accompanying questions to support the student’s research. The resource is produced in colour, ideal for a teacher modelling book or wall display and in black and white, suitable for student’s books. These pages can be reduced in size to accommodate each book.

SMART RESOURCE | A simple resource with two sets of cards labelling the stages of the inquiry process. Also includes two question charts: ‘What I know’ and ‘What do I want to know?’

SMART RESOURCE | A simple resource with two sets of cards labelling the stages of the inquiry process. Also includes two question charts: ‘What I know’ and ‘What do I want to know?’ The resource has an animal theme with fun cartoon characters on the charts.

SMART RESOURCE | Inquiry Learning promotes independence and motivates students in their learning. It is gender inclusive and is relevant to all students. This resource includes the Learning Goals and Success Criteria for the Inquiry process. The individual steps are presented on cards with a matching question. These can be cut out to form a puzzle. The students then match the step with the process question. This is a great game for the students to familiarise themselves with IBL process. Included is a ‘How did you rate?’ reflection sheet. The resource is presented in colour and, black and white which is suitable for the student’s books.

SMART RESOURCE | The IBL posters outline the stages of the research process – Big Idea, (Prior Knowledge, Organise - Ideas, Questions, Words) Find, Use, Record, Present, Evaluate and Reflect. The posters have colourful fun illustrations incorporating graphic organiser templates. The resource is produced in colour, ideal for a teacher modelling book or wall display and in black and white, suitable for student’s books. These pages can be reduced in size to accommodate each book.

SMART RESOURCE | The resource comprises eight supporting student skill templates for an Inquiry Learning study. These include: Inquiry Action Plan, Inquiry Plan, Skimming and Scanning, Notetaking and Note Making, Smart Snapper Knowledge Quiz instructions, Reflection sheet, Graphic List Planner and Completion Certificate. Perfect for all stages of the student’s inquiry.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | A set of Inquiry-based Learning Steps with corresponding tasks. An ideal wall reference to track student’s progress throughout the study. A certificate is included to present to students at the completion of their study.

SMART RESOURCE | This resource is a classroom visual display of the Inquiry Based Learning steps. After the students have organised their inquiry they track the stages of their research by moving the hot air balloon to the next cloud. The visual display gives an instant indication where the students are at in their inquiry and enables the teacher to see the class progress and offer encouragement and assistance where necessary. The display can also help the students with their time management and they also enjoy seeing their progress and achievement throughout the learning process.

SMART RESOURCE | This resource is a classroom visual display of the Inquiry Based Learning steps. After the students have organised their inquiry they track the stages of their research by moving their car along the road to the next sign. The visual display gives an instant indication where the students are at in their inquiry and enables the teacher to see the class progress and offer encouragement and assistance where necessary. The display can also help the students with their time management and they also enjoy seeing their progress and achievement throughout the learning process.

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The resource includes three question posters, four Inquiry-based Learning Wheel tracking sheets and seven graphic organisers. An essential resource for any Inquiry-based Learning study. Colour charts can be used for teacher modelling while the black and white tracking sheets can be pasted into student’s books.

FREE | A set of question words - Who, What, When, Where, Why, How?

PREMIUM RESOURCE | The Bundle of question starters help students to think and act critically about information. By using differing endings for who, what, when, where, why and how, creates literal questions (present and past), inferential questions (possibility and probability) and extended question (prediction and imagination) about the information. The resource includes the three levels of thinking, while asking questions across the areas of event, situation, choice, person, reason, and means. This is an invaluable resource for critical thinking through all learning areas of the curriculum.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask literal questions focused on present knowledge and information.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask literal questions focused on past knowledge and information.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask inferential questions focused on possibility.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask inferential questions focused onprobability.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask extended questions focused on prediction.

SMART RESOURCE | Question starters help students to develop questions which reflect on the types of thinking they are using. They help the student to think and act critically about information. The seven question starters ask extended questions focused on imagination.