An IB PYP Concept Provocation Bundle Complete Programme of Inquiry

Inquiry stems from questions and the focus of this bundle of provocation packs aligned with the concepts for the IB PYP develop conceptual thinking and questioning skills in your students. The art of the provocation is where we bring the magic and wonder to the inquiry. This complete bundle is packed full of images that all relate to the concepts within the IB PYP transdisciplinary themes:

Who We Are

How We Express Ourselves

Where We Are in Place and Time

Sharing the Planet

How the World Works

How We Organise Ourselves

This resource is exactly what is going to save you time as you are equipped with highly engaging images that will stretch the children’s thinking, develop skills and invite their curiosity into the inquiry all through carefully guided thinking routines and graphic organisers. (UK & USA spelling)

These are digital and printable, making it so easy to adapt to your planning. Win-win!

•With over 1000 ready-made provocations that will engage so you are absolutely set to pick and choose for multiple related concepts within the IB PYP Programme of Inquiry for grades 3-6.

•Over 500 high engagement images that link to the related concepts within the IB PYP theme enabling greater understanding of the big ideas and connecting with ANY unit of inquiry for the upper grades.

•Tons of concept based images/quotes with guiding questions, ideal for using with whole class discussions and collaborative groups.

•9 different thinking routines/graphic organisers that enable a progressive development of the ATL skills together with easy differentiation.

•Blank templates for each graphic organizer to add your own provocation materials. Works great with the IB PYP Exhibition prep.

•Self-assessment & student reflection of skills included

This bank of high interest material will keep your inquirers thinking and wondering throughout the entire programme of inquiry, as you integrate it into your learning experiences, use with on-going reflection and even assessment of skills.

You will find skills focused graphic organisers, supporting visible thinking routines and for implicit skills practice of:

•Observation

•Making connections

•Using our schema

•Analysing data

•Literal thinking vs. inferential thinking

•Synthesising

•Formulating questions

•Accountable talk

•Collaborative thinking

You may also be interested in my complete units of inquiry, providing transdisciplinary activities for all of the themes. Take a look here or look at the store of my website for a larger selection.

You can find many more inquiry based tips and tools in my store an on my blog, PYPteachingtools.com.

ENJOY!

Susan Powers