PYP Springboard Teacher’s Manual: I Like Books (Ages 3-6)

Description

Implement the PYP and give students the full breadth of high quality inquiry learning with this non-prescriptive, flexible support.

Key Features

• This Teacher’s Manual provides guidance and practical suggestions on how to deliver the unit of inquiry. Each manual includes links to the appropriate transdisciplinary themes and skills, key concepts, PYP attitudes and learner profile to save you valuable preparation time.
• It is also included as part of the relevant Inquiry Box with a selection of age-appropriate fiction and non-fiction.

Table of Contents

1. Box
2. Up to 18 fiction and non-fiction books
3. 32 page Teacher’s Manual
4. A4 list of the books in the box (for reference)
5. Manual
6. Series overview
7. What is our purpose?
8. Links to the transdisciplinary themes
9. Main ideas of the unit
10. Central ideas
11. What do we want to learn?
12. Key concepts
13. Tips on how to guide lines of inquiry
14. KWL chart
15. How might we know what we have learned?
16. Assessment opportunities
17. Ideas for formative assessment
18. Ideas for summative assessment
19. Assessment good practice
20. Assessment sheet
21. How best might we learn?
22. Tuning-in activities
23. Ideas for learning engagements
24. Disciplinary concepts
25. Transdisciplinary skills
26. Example Research Organiser
27. PYP attitudes
28. What resources need to be gathered?
29. Resources and the classroom environment
30. Aspects for English language learners
31. Supporting and extending students with learning differences
32. Planner ideas
33. Assessment and research sheets

Authors Biography

Simon Davidson currently works as independent educational consultant, supporting schools with evaluation, leadership and curriculum development. He has had a variety of roles in international education, including founding the International School of Como as head teacher and working as a principal in Germany. He was editor of the book Taking the PYP Forward, with Steven Carber, which reviewed a wide variety of areas of current best practice for PYP schools.