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WoW ! Lets Investigate Ms Lim Meow Hwee, Senior Specialist, Pre-school Education Ms Laurice Ong, Pre-school Education Officer Ms Ronal Chua, Centre Head, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park Ms Khoo Ai Hoon, Teacher, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park

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WoW! Let’s Investigate

Ms Lim Meow Hwee, Senior Specialist, Pre-school Education Ms Laurice Ong, Pre-school Education Officer Ms Ronal Chua, Centre Head, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park Ms Khoo Ai Hoon, Teacher, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park Ms Surya Tewi, Teacher, MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park

Pre-school Education Branch

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Outline

WoW (Week of Wonder) Projects

Background

Guiding Principles

What Why

How

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Background

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

‘Week of Wonder’ (WoW) Projects

part of MOE Kindergarten Curriculum take place over two to three weeks every term in both English and Mother Tongue Languages

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Literature Review

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

Children’s curiosity and interests are developed into long- term, in-depth projects

  • Reggio Emilia Approach
  • Project Approach (Katz & Chard)

Observations and documentations are made by both children and teachers during their investigations Children are given

  • pportunities

to ask questions, engage in decision- making and problem solving

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Belief and iTeach Principles

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

Drawn from MOE’s Nurturing Early Learners (NEL) Framework

  • Belief that children are

curious, active and competent learners

  • iTeach principles
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iTeach Principles

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What

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

In-depth investigation of a topic conducted by children and facilitated by teachers, based on children’s interest

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Why

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

Ownership of learning

Joy of self-motivated learning

Confidence and disposition

towards learning

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How

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

I I wonder …

I find out …

I know …

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How

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

  • Identify a topic children would like to investigate
  • Discuss with children what they already know and

brainstorm what they want to find out

  • Capture children’s ideas/questions using tools (e.g. web
  • r KWL chart)

I wonder…

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How

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

  • Plan with children how to find answers to their

questions

  • Have children document their findings (e.g. draw and

write, take photos, make models)

  • Allow children to share preliminary findings

I find out …

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How

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

  • Talk about how their findings help answer their

questions

  • Discuss how they can share their findings with
  • thers
  • Allow children to reflect and talk about what went

well or what did not go well and how they can improve future investigations

I know…

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How

Background • Guiding Principles • What • Why • How

Sharing of a WoW Project by MOE Kindergarten @ Farrer Park