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

Authors Biography

Sandrine Limbourg has over 10 years experience in international education and is currently a PYP Pre-Kindergarten teacher and team leader at St John’s International School in Belgium.

Aine Gahan is a PYP Pre-Kindergarten teacher at St John’s International School in Belgium. She has over 20 years experience in international education and specialises in EAL for Pre-Kindergarten. She has worked within the PYP since its conception