In the first part of term, the focus was on observing, exploring and investigating the outside space using our ‘inquisitive explorer superpowers’ – our hands (touch), our eyes (sight), our ears (deep listening) and our hearts (feeling inside) and asking big…

Together they focused on two of the learning habits, encouraging collaboration and being inquisitive. They targeted three of the elements of the High Functioning Classroom, group approach to tasks, self as a learning resource and continuous reflections.…

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Before developing our Habits focus, we identified class strengths and areas in need of strengthening with a simple survey: Consequently, our sessions focused on three of the Five Habits: imagination, inquisitiveness and discipline.…

Nine authentic, highly inquisitive, participatory and multisensory sessions were held. All used resources and materials that were readily available or easy to access within the school.…

We went out each lesson on inquisitive explorer missions, using our senses to explore all that’s around us.…

You have to be inquisitive and ask good questions and think of answers.” - Student. Each stage required collaboration through team work and dialogue, discipline and persistence.…

They focused on developing students collaborative & inquisitive habits of learning with workshop style sessions, to create a high functioning space.…

This inquisitive thinking often overlapped with imaginative thinking, where students would see shapes and characters in the natural objects they found. We would also ask, “If you could give it a name, what would you call it?”…

A class of year 2 students alongside a teacher of 30 years’ experience resulted in a realisation that stretching an activity across two sessions allowed time for the students to become inquisitive and questions to grow. It also meant less planning.…