Asking good questions.

This term, we're kicking off a new Inquiry. It's related to our long-running 'water' Inquiry, but we're turning the spotlight on the creatures that live in water. This is an area of high interest for our students: they live near the sea and are also aware of rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. 

As usual, picture books will help us to tune in to our topic and develop our thinking. This week Things in the Sea Are Touching Me! got us thinking about the variety of creatures that live in the ocean and our interactions with them.

We have also been taking a little time to find out what our students already know about watery creatures. Here are some creatures they are aware of:

This is the beginning of a conversation and we don't know yet quite were it will take us. In the spirit of exploration, we will be led by our Curiosity and our questions. 

We spent a bit of time this week talking about words that help us to ask questions, or tell us that a question is being asked: how, why, what, where and who. We also tried to define what makes a good question. What do you think of our ideas?

Then, some first questions. These are the questions that are 'on top' for our Autahi students this week. 

We know there will be more questions to come as we start to learn more. Inquiry is a circular process. It usually begins with questions and, as we find out more about a topic, we often find ourselves with more, different questions. 

Chat with your child, check Seesaw and the Blog to track our learning as we go.