Do you have students that struggle with the inquiry process? Are you looking for easy ways to differentiate inquiry for your students? Do you want to help students successfully complete their inquiry projects? If you answered yes to any of these questions, check out these differentiation ideas!
Inquiry is asking questions and finding answers.
If kids can ask questions and know how to discover answers, they'll be more successful in school.
And later in life.
Nowadays, our classrooms are filled with kids that have different learning needs. You may feel overwhelmed at the thought of teaching inquiry to all those different needs but teaching inquiry is nothing to get stressed about.
Differentiating inquiry CAN be easy!
Inquiry already has some differentiation build into the process because students have choice. Choice helps to differentiate projects for your students. They can:
Non-Writers (students who are unable to write anything down)
Beginning Writers (students who are able to construct a sentence)
Reluctant Writers (students with low writing output)
EAL Students (students with English as a second language)
Students Who Struggle To Stay Focused
Perfectionists (students who want to be perfect)
Speed Writers (students who just want to finish)
Students Who Need To Be Challenged
These questions are from the Inquiry Differentiation Chart. The Inquiry Differentiation Chart is found inside the Touch of Honey freebie library. The freebie library is available to all Writing Buzz subscribers. The Writing Buzz is a FREE weekly email sent to subscribers each Sunday and gives members freebies, writing ideas, special discounts, etc. CLICK HERE to join the Writing Buzz.
You can easily begin teaching inquiry to your students today. Simply brainstorm a list of inquiry questions and have students start researching to find the answers. Use the 5 Step Inquiry Method with your students to make this process even easier.
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Ready-to-use Inquiry projects are available on TeachersPayTeachers. Projects are available on animals, dinosaurs, farm animals, insects, magnets, weather, and MORE!
Each inquiry project includes:
Interested in a number of inquiry projects? All the above projects are a part of the Inquiry Based Learning Projects BUNDLE.
Happy writing!
Until next time,
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