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[Helen Schofield Participant]

Dear all,

Thank you all for your comments and advice.  I am convinced I replied a couple of weeks ago to say thank you and give you an update but I can’t find my post!  I’m sure I didn’t imagine it!

We’ve set off on our inquiry and, as I suspected, forming useful questions has proved a little challenging.  I have ordered the books you have suggested.  I used the attached slide with the children as we discussed what makes a good question.

Interestingly, I came across this article recently and it made me think!  https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn?  I’m going to share it with my Year 6 classes to gauge their reaction.  I’m a big advocate of the P4C approach and this academic year we’ve introduced ‘sticky questions’ as Friday homework for every class across the school but we still have a long way to go!

If Connie would be happy to share your document with me, Elizabeth, that would be wonderful.  Thank you!

Attachments:

1. I-wonder-questions.pptx

[Helen Schofield Participant]

Hi Elizabeth,

Due to some timetable changes, I’m teaching Year 6 this term and next so I thought I’d use the opportunity to work on a FOSIL project with them.  I’ve discovered your original post when looking for ideas and would appreciate your advice.    As the Australian crisis is very much in the news, would you consider this a relevant time to focus on the question you’ve suggested or is it perhaps too raw?  Having focused on this area with Y6 children, would you consider the project to have been a success and, if so, do you mind passing on some tips?

Thanks,

Helen

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