Exploring The Wonder of Learning Reggio Exhibit

What I noticed:

- The arts were embraced and always incorporated into inquiries.

- Educators mostly observed students and said very little.

- Authentic learning experiences occur in conjunction with the community; students' drawings of "sound machines" actually became real with the help of a local carpenter 

- Writing was incorporated in all inquiries in artistic ways; i.e.  Students were encouraged to illustrate the sounds and dances. 

- They used whole rooms to begin explorations and drew inquiries based on the students' dialogue and interaction in the spaces.

--There was room of columns where they explored movement and created a dance.

--The stairwell was a place to investigate sound

-- Light is explored through an entire room and overhead projectors were used with many different materials. 

What I wondered:

- how did educators guide inquiries; how did they move them along and build their vocabulary and understanding? 

- - what books they may have read for certain inquiries?

-- what questions did they ask?

-- how could I integrate more French into inquiries with their limited vocabulary? 

Possible Next steps:

- Invite parents into the classroom to share experiences, bring more authentic learning and build community 

- Create our own overhead projector and  workspace to explore light with mirror and various loose parts

- Group art projects:

--large floor canvases of materials to explore prior to using in art

-- provide different materials of same colour and create own art square and then put them all together

-Make more space to allow students to bring in natural objects and create art

 --investigate colour and texture by grinding up old leaves in different consistencies to create paint

-- pebble art project - create art outside by building with pebbles then reflect together on what they see in it.