Soft Starts for Student-Directed Inquiry

The Curious Classroom: 10 Structures for Teaching with Student-Directed Inquiry 
By Harvey "Smokey" Daniels

Heinemann, 2017
Genre: Professional Text

If you are looking for a fun, easy read about how to incorporate inquiry into the classroom…then this is the book for you! Teachers struggle with the questions “Where do I find the time for inquiry?” or “How can I fit inquiry into the schedule?” everyday! Smokey Daniels provides 10 Inquiry Structures and examples that can be used within the classroom. They are quick and not time consuming! I personally loved the strategies that were presented in Chapter 4 and how to begin the day with Soft Starts! I immediately started implementing a few of the Soft Start ideas after reading this book and now my kids look forward to our morning inquiry! I highly recommend this book and I think your students will thank you for checking it out!

The Curious Classroom is available in Paperback through Amazon and the Heinemann website.

Review by Jamie Weiss, Fifth Grade Teacher, White River Elementary


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