Art & Expression Inquiry Box, 15 volumes
PYP Springboard


Edited by Simon Davidson, et al.
December 2011
Hodder Education
Distributed By Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
ISBN: 9781444147322
Illustrated
$375.00 Box Set

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PYP Springboard inquiry boxes can be used flexibly by teachers and students of the International Baccalaureate® Primary Years Programme, supporting a school's inquiry programme and the teaching of the units of inquiry.

The Art and Expression Inquiry Box is for ages 9-12. It contains a collection of mixed-ability fiction and non-fiction books to enable students to practise research skills and explore their own lines of inquiry within the unit. The teacher's manual gives guidance and support offering: 

Links to the appropriate transdisciplinary themes and skills, key concepts and PYP attitudes

Suggestions for central ideas

Questions to ask the students to provoke meaningful discussion and inquiry

Ideas for learning engagements

Flexible assessment sheets and research organisers

Formative and summative assessment ideas

Links to the learner profile

Links to other disciplinary concepts.

• Provides age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction books, including books for more/less able readers, to be used flexibly by the student for inquiry but not constrained by grade or level.

• The series covers a broad range of units, reflecting the variety found within IB® schools' programmes of inquiry and addressing some of the more challenging units to resource.

• The manual contains non-prescriptive, flexible support for the teacher to use and adapt to develop strong units of inquiry.

• The authors are experienced PYP practitioners and the series editor is well- respected PYP expert, Simon Davidson.

Table of Contents: 
Box
Up to 15 fiction and non-fiction books
32 page Teacher's Manual
A4 list of the books in the box (for reference)
Manual
Series Overview
What is our purpose?
Links to the transdisciplinary themes
Main ideas of the unit
Central ideas
What do we want to learn?
Key concepts
Tips on how to guide lines of inquiry
KWL chart
How might we know what we have learned?
Assessment opportunities
Ideas for formative assessment
Ideas for summative assessment
Assessment good practice
Assessment sheet
How best might we learn?
Tuning-in activities
Ideas for learning engagements
Disciplinary concepts
Transdisciplinary skills
Example Research Organiser
PYP attitudes
What resources need to be gathered?
Resources and the classroom environment
Aspects for English language learners
Supporting and extending students with learning differences
Planner ideas
Assessment and research sheets

Grades 4 to 6

 

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