Following up from last week and our lists of classroom provocations, today we met to walk through each room to discuss what provocations we actively put in certain areas and possible ideas for further inclusions. We also discussed the idea of including a provocation basket in our rooms, packed with resources that we can easily pull out during tuning in and reflection time. That way we have easy access to resources and can inspire the children to take up the provocations. We are hoping that this will build links between Investigations and our formal learning. For example if a student wanted to research bugs we could reach into the basket and pull out a report planner that they could record their information on and discuss how they could then develop a report to share with the class.  Tanya and I worked on building up our baskets today and will begin to trial it in investigations tomorrow.

As a follow up from solo taxonomy I have also started to discuss with my students the concept of red, yellow and green thinking. They have picked up the idea quickly and can see that green thinking is a deeper level that builds connections to other areas and involves teaching others, creating and innovating. I will continue to work on developing the language and working with the focus students to stretch their thinking to the next level.