I Search
The I Search is a method of teaching that first asks what the students want to know. After a list has been made and posted in the classroom then the research begins! Students are given 3 x 5 cards to use when they find an answer to one of the questions. They can clip their 3 x 5 card containing their answer and their name to this long list of questions. It is possible that some of the questions will not be answered during the year, but perhaps they will not be forgotten and an answer will show up one day with a former student. I got the idea for the I Search from Chris Doyle at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools.
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Does Tejon Ranch have any animals? What kinds of plants do they have? Do they grow corn? Do they grow vegetables? Do they have any farms? Do they grow wheat? Do they have any campgrounds? Do they have any cabins? Do they have any ponds or lakes? Do they have any butterflies? Do they have any coyotes? Do they have any stores? |
Do they have any horses? Do they have any corrals? Do they raise cows? Do they have any fruit trees? Do they have any neighbors? Do they have any large rocks? Do they have any trained dogs? Do they have any worn out clothes from long ago? Do they have any canyons? Do they celebrate holidays? Is it big? Do they have any campgrounds? |