References
Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004). Inquiry-based Learning Exploration. Retrieved from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
“Inquiry implies involvement that leads to understanding. Furthermore, involvement in learning implies possessing skills and attitudes that permit you to seek resolutions to questions and issues while you construct new knowledge” (Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 2004). In mathematics, I believe inquiry-based learning holds some ground. There is math in real-life application, meaning that students can understand and apply it to their current life and routine. Providing students with subjects of interest that pertain to them is important for them to understand these concepts. In inquiry based learning, you can provide materials of interest for them, and in small groups they can determine the goals. For example, in my theme of the Laundry, using the literary book Follow the Line Through the House by Laura Ljungkvist, my pre-school class is using different materials for sorting and shapes separation. Materials include different shaped buttons, colored laundry caps, colored clothespins, and articles of clothing. My class also participates in a variety of art activities, which involve the use of patterns. Currently we use many manipulatives to help us with our study of shapes and patterns. These are interactive examples because they allow the students to use materials related to the theme, however, they are still applicable to the math study of patterns, sorting, shapes, and colors.
References Educational Broadcasting Corporation. (2004). Inquiry-based Learning Exploration. Retrieved from http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
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