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Ways to Learn Through Inquiry - Guiding Children to Deeper Understanding
Playing, building, dancing, exploring resources—these are just some of the many ways that young children can learn through inquiry. Drawing upon her experience in PYP classrooms, Jo Fahey illustrates a myriad of practical, authentic, research-based ways to engage and guide children aged 3-8 years in active inquiry.
The author charts how the understanding of inquiry has evolved since the inception of the PYP, and then offers a rich range of classroom-proven engagements to inspire young children to inquire and take action. Each chapter is filled with:
vivid examples from real PYP units of inquiry
at-a-glance strategies for teaching, sharing, and assessing
photographs of teaching and learning in action
dialogues of classroom interactions
samples of children’s work
references to significant research and theories
Lively, accessible and insightful, this book demonstrates how inquiry can look and sound in the early years, helping educators recognize and guide their children’s inquiries and empower them to deepen their understanding.
(Source: http://store.ibo.org/pages.php?page=a...)
The author charts how the understanding of inquiry has evolved since the inception of the PYP, and then offers a rich range of classroom-proven engagements to inspire young children to inquire and take action. Each chapter is filled with:
vivid examples from real PYP units of inquiry
at-a-glance strategies for teaching, sharing, and assessing
photographs of teaching and learning in action
dialogues of classroom interactions
samples of children’s work
references to significant research and theories
Lively, accessible and insightful, this book demonstrates how inquiry can look and sound in the early years, helping educators recognize and guide their children’s inquiries and empower them to deepen their understanding.
(Source: http://store.ibo.org/pages.php?page=a...)
226 pages, ebook
First published August 1, 2012
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December 24, 2025
I read most of this earlier. Then I put it aside and finally read the last two chapters this week.
It doesn't make me think I've wasted my life as an educator, because it reinforced a lot of my thinking and practice, but Jo Fahey has really put me to shame by organizing her thinking and experiences and really laying it all out. This book is a great reference even if you're experienced and already read the book. I reread parts of the chapter on play and realized there was a lot to keep in mind that I hadn't been keeping in mind!
Her examples are fabulous too. And honestly, there are angles I just have not pursued deeply enough, not just play but for example drama.
The book makes me wish I was younger and was starting all over again and could try to get it perfect from the very beginning. It's a strange feeling, but a wonderful book!
It doesn't make me think I've wasted my life as an educator, because it reinforced a lot of my thinking and practice, but Jo Fahey has really put me to shame by organizing her thinking and experiences and really laying it all out. This book is a great reference even if you're experienced and already read the book. I reread parts of the chapter on play and realized there was a lot to keep in mind that I hadn't been keeping in mind!
Her examples are fabulous too. And honestly, there are angles I just have not pursued deeply enough, not just play but for example drama.
The book makes me wish I was younger and was starting all over again and could try to get it perfect from the very beginning. It's a strange feeling, but a wonderful book!
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