Understanding the Inquiry Process

According to the Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program, teachers must create a curriculum based on the inquiry process. Teachers must plan programming based on what they see children are curious in learning. "Children grasp ideas more easily and more effectively and maintain their interest in school when they an educational program that enables them to connect their learning to their own lives and the world around them" (FDEL-Kindergarten Program, 2010-2011, p.16). While incorporating nature with children, teachers can plan science, language, math and art experiences which will promote all developmental areas. As you can see the purpose of the inquiry process is to build children's knowledge based on what they already know from prior experiences.