Inquiry-based early learning environments : creating, supporting, and collaborating

Summary: Takes an in-depth look at children's inquiry. What does inquiry look like in early childhood settings? How does the environment affect children's inquiries and teachers' thought processes? This book examines inquiry in all its facets. Throughout, stories about environments and approaches to inquiry from around the world are included as examples.

Record details

ISBN: 9781605545813 (paperback : alk. paper)
Physical Description: x, 166 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Publisher: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction : the quest for knowledge -- Setting the stage for inquiry : the physical environment -- A "thinking environment that supports risk taking -- An environment that promotes curiosity and questioning : for both children and teachers -- Environments that make children's and teachers' thinking visible : documentation as a -- Support for inquiry -- An environment that supports teacher growth -- An environment that nurtures and supports relationships -- Inquiry in action : creating brave spaces -- Final reflections and an invitation -- Appendix: Loose parts and intelligent playthings categorized by schema / Michelle Thornhill.