In Inquiry based learning, the learning is not steady paced. Instead, it ebbs and flows along with the interest of children. Our Music and Sound exploration has been our favorite and longest running inquiry till date. How do I know if the kids have temporarily paused an interest in a topic or they have completely moved on to a different subject? I observe their talks and play to know their interests.
I set up provocations like the xylophone exploration, water xylophone exploration or making musical instruments to see if they are willing to take their explorations further.
We have been listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons Violin concertos frequently.
"How do you feel when you listen to this music?" I asked. They responded with feelings of happiness and sadness. They could relate the tempo of music with emotions. The faster the tempo, Sid said "I feel happy". With slow tempo he said he felt sad whereas Shrini said "I am happy but I think the Violin is sad!".
We have started discussions on compositions and composers. Sid asks "Is composer a conductor?"
I am trying to find right kind of resources to explore more on this topic with them. This inquiry may be slow paced but I love that the interest sustains and hope to update more on this soon.
I set up provocations like the xylophone exploration, water xylophone exploration or making musical instruments to see if they are willing to take their explorations further.
We have been listening to Vivaldi's Four Seasons Violin concertos frequently.
"How do you feel when you listen to this music?" I asked. They responded with feelings of happiness and sadness. They could relate the tempo of music with emotions. The faster the tempo, Sid said "I feel happy". With slow tempo he said he felt sad whereas Shrini said "I am happy but I think the Violin is sad!".
We have started discussions on compositions and composers. Sid asks "Is composer a conductor?"
I am trying to find right kind of resources to explore more on this topic with them. This inquiry may be slow paced but I love that the interest sustains and hope to update more on this soon.
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