Sharing my experience teaching Inquiry Based Learning lesson to children age 2-3 y.o and encouraging their creative thinking skill.

1. DEVELOPING CREATIVE THINKING IN EYL:
BASED ON AN INQUIRY LESSON FOR NURSERY 1 LEVEL
IN MINDCHAMPS PRESCHOOL INDONESIA.
by: Pravita Indriati

2. A BIT ABOUT ME
Pravita Indriati
 Preschool Teacher in MindChamps PreSchool
Indonesia
 Blogger: indriepravita.wordpress.com
 iTDi Team Indonesia Trainer

3. PUT YOUR HANDS UP!
Teachers?
School Teachers?
YL Teachers?
EYL Teachers?

4. WHAT IS INQUIRY BASED
LEARNING?
Share your ideas!

5. A process driven by
students’ curiosity and
sense of wonder
Develop information
processing and
problem solving
skills
Teacher =
Facilitator
Engages students in
multiple and diverse
means of investigation
Student-centered
Many
answers/possibilities

6. MY EXPERIENCE
Learn through exploration:
 Go outside to explore the shadow.

7. Observation  Answers:
Put a white cloth and use a
flashlight.
 Kids are free to make their own
shadows.

8. Facilitate them with
materials:
 Set up a tent out of black
cloth.
 Desk lamp
 Flashlights

9. CONCLUSION: IBL
FOR
EYL? HOW?
Plan age-appropriate activities
 Hands-on investigations
 Facilitate them
 Provide various and attractive materials
 Ask & listen
 Acknowledge their ideas/thoughts/answers
 Fun

10. DISCUSSION

11. LET’S CONNECT! 
Pravita Indriati
@indriepravita
indrie.pravita
indriepravita.wordpress.com
pravita.indrie@gmail.com
miss.indrie@yahoo.com