{"id":1266,"date":"2021-12-06T20:30:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T01:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/lpeyx-teaching-support\/?page_id=1266"},"modified":"2022-04-06T16:47:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T20:47:24","slug":"introducing-the-inquiry-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www3.scholastic.ca\/lpeyx-teaching-support\/grade-1\/being-responsible-2\/introducing-the-inquiry-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Inquiry Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Time:<\/strong> approximately 30 minutes (can be done in two sessions of 15 minutes each)<\/p>\n\t

Groupings:<\/strong> whole class and partners<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n<\/div>

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OPENING THE CONVERSATION<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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  • I’m going to give each group one type of equipment. You will have 15 minutes to invent a game that uses the equipment. Make sure everyone in our group gets to play your game. When you hear the signal, stop your game, collect your equipment, and join us in our whole group meeting area. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOpen the conversation about rules and responsibilities by involving students in creating a game that incorporates rules. Organize the students into small groups of three or four to create their own game. Provide each group with one type of equipment (e.g., beanbags, balls, dice, scarves, paper, rulers and small balls, skipping ropes, etc.) and ask students to create and play a game using the equipment provided.
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    • Invite groups to share their invented game and any rules they may have created for the game. \n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t
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      • Why did you make up rules for your game? Who made up the rules? How did the rules help when playing the game? What do you think would have happened if there were no rules for your game? <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\tDiscuss why students created rules when playing their games. <\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t

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        • Ensure students realize that the rules helped all the players to know what was allowed and not allowed. They also helped everyone play fairly and in the same way. \n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>
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          CONNECTING WITH PERSONAL EXPERIENCES<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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          • We follow rules when we play games. There are also rules that we follow at home, at school, and in places in our community. For example, when I go to the public library, I have to make sure I talk softly\u2014yelling or talking loudly is not allowed. So rules are ways to behave or a set of laws that people are expected to follow. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tAsk the students about rules they use in their daily lives. [Making connections] \n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t

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            • Have students make connections to personal experiences with rules by asking the following questions:\n\t\t\t
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              • What rules do you have in your life (e.g., at home, at school, in other settings)? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
              • Who made these rules? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
              • Why do you think these rules were created? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
              • What do you think would happen if no one obeyed these rules?\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t
              • Discuss responsibilities. Explain that responsibilities are everyday jobs or household tasks. [Making connections]\n\t\t\t
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                • What everyday jobs or chores do you have? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
                • Who gave you those responsibilities? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
                • How are responsibilities different from rules? <\/li>\n\t\t\t
                • If you go to a friend’s house, do you have the same responsibilities as at your own house? Do your responsibilities change?<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>
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                  INTRODUCING THE INQUIRY QUESTION<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

                  This question is an important one for us to investigate. Understanding the reasons why we have rules and responsibilities will help us to make wise choices and behave in a responsible way.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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                  • \nTell students that the class will be exploring an interesting question \u201cWhy do we need rules and responsibilities?\u201d<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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                    • Record the question in a web organizer on chart paper or an interactive whiteboard and explain that as ideas are discussed, we will add them to the web.\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"word <\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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