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- Title
Using Teacher Dialogue to Bring Nature Based Learning to Kindergarten: The Hippo Inquiry.
- Authors
Gerst, Barb; Fraser, Trish
- Abstract
During a three month period, partner and student teachers were involved in a hippo inquiry project with two classes of kindergarten children. Their collaborative investigation centered upon pursuing this essential question: How are people living respectfully with hippos? They did so by learning about the Calgary Zoo's support of the Wechiau Community Hippo Sanctuary (WCHS), a unique community- based project, protecting and preserving the wildlife and environment of a 40km stretch of the Black Volta River in Ghana's upper west area. Nurturing a classroom climate that invites young children to explore generous possibilities and make discoveries inherent in an emergent curriculum was integral to this work. Together the teachers explored differentiated teaching strategies which helped them work effectively with children of diverse backgrounds, interests and skills. Valuing connections with the world outside the classroom motivated this teacher team to invite a zoology professor, a zoo education director, and a naturalist to deepen this nature based inquiry.
- Subjects
CALGARY (Alta.); ALBERTA; NATURE study; PRESCHOOL children; KINDERGARTEN teachers; STUDENT teachers; HIPPOPOTAMUS; KINDERGARTEN
- Publication
Canadian Children, 2009, Vol 34, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
0833-7519
- Publication type
Article