Van Arsdale: Who are we? Where are we starting?

Welcome to the beginning of our Inquiry Notebooking project.  Since teachers from Van Arsdale and Hutchinson will be working on this project and sharing ideas throughout the year, it makes sense that you should know each other and each other's work.

Van Arsdale 3rd Grade
Karen Cravens
Craig Vander Laan
Annette Nellans

All three 3rd grade teachers have been at Van Arsdale for a number of years and have used science notebooks.  They are excited to focus their notebooks using an inquiry based model.

8:50-9:05- Opening

9:05-10:05- Writing

10:05-10:10- Snack/Brain Break

10:10-11:40- Reading

11:40-12:20- Recess & Lunch

12:20-1:00- Literacy activities continued – Spelling, cursive, grammar, reading

1:00-2:00- Math

2:00-2:40- Science/ Social studies

2:40 -3:25- Specials /Planning

3:25-3:30- Closing 

Focus for Inquiry Cycle One

The team wants to know how to take standards and incorporate them into an inquiry based model. They want to assess how they can enhance their current practices to be more inquiry based.