Podcast 319 – Inquiry Learing: Going Beyond This is Like That




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Summary: <a href="https://www.permiekids.com"></a> In the last podcast I said I would bring into our consciousness a variety of educational ideas about how to engage children in conversation about All in Relation. We want to model and support children to see, hear, smell, taste and touch their way into this big idea through a variety of activities.<br> <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/This-Is-Like-That-v1-1024x768.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9471"></a>All in Relation can feel like a big, abstract idea, especially when talking about it philosophically, so how can we help children start to look at themselves, others and the world through this lens? One of the fundamental premises of All in Relation as an ethic is understanding how seeming unrelated things have a relationship.<br> <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/This-is-Like-That-v2-1024x768.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9472"></a>Today I share a math lesson titled This is Like That from the book <a href="http://naturalmath.com/socksarelikepants/" target="_blank">Socks Are Like Pants, Cats Are Like Dogs</a>: Games, Puzzles, and Activities for Choosing, Identifying, and Sorting Math by Malke Posenfeld and Gordon Hamilton (CC-BY-NC-SA). Ever think algebra might be a learning tool for All in Relation? With this resource it can be a way to show this and so much more.<br> <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/All-in-Relation-Patterns-1024x768.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-9473"></a>This book inspires families and groups to play, solve, talk, and make math-together. The book is filled with a diverse collection of math games, puzzles, and activities exploring the mathematics of choosing, identifying and sorting. Ready for some hands-on, minds-on learning activities that will inspire deeper connections? Play math today and let inspiration grow!<br> In this show we cover:<br> <br> <br> * Why and how to help children explore All in Relation<br> * Resource: Socks Are Like Pants, Cats Are Like Dogs<br> * This is Like That math lesson plan<br> * Creative ideas to extend and enrich the original lesson<br> <br> <br> If you enjoy this podcast and think to yourself, “Yeah, I’d be interested in buying Jen a cup of coffee while hanging out talking about issues like this,” <a href="https://www.permiekids.com/membership/" target="_blank">join our community</a>. For about the price of a cup of coffee, you can become a member and join a group of people from across the world who are working together to change consciousness about what it means to learn, educate, and be educated. You are not alone. Let’s co-create a new story that can transform the future.<br> #pk_mc_wrapper { padding: 30px 35px; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; border-radius: 2px; color: #333; margin: 0 auto; background: #f6f4f5; box-shadow: 0 1px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, .1) } .pk_mc_text { text-align: left; } #pk_mc_form { width: 100%; position: relative; } #pk_mc_name, #pk_mc_email { display: inline; float: left; width: calc((100% - 104px - 36px) / 2); background: white; } #pk_mc_email { margin-left: 10px; } #pk_mc_form input[type="submit"] { margin-top: -5px; margin-left: 5px; } #pk_mc_wait { display: none; width: 16px; position: absolute; bottom: 18px; right: 130px; } @media (max-width: 500px) { #pk_mc_name, #pk_mc_email { width: 48%; } #pk_mc_email { margin-left: 4%; } #pk_mc_form input[type="submit"] { width: 100%; margin-top: 15px; margin-left: 0; } } <br> <br> <br> Join Our Email List and Let Inspiration Grow<br> <br> <br> <br> jQuery( document ).ready( function ( $ ) { $( '#pk_mc_form' ).submit( function ( e ) { e.