Kindergarten Researchers

Our kindergarten students are natural researchers. Their curiosity abounds and they probably ask "why" more than any other grade level (as their teachers can surely attest). The project we are highlighting in this post is a student-driven research project from the students in Mrs. Turner's Kindergarten class. This project was a collaboration with our librarian, Mrs. Besselsen.

The students first suggested a variety of topics they were interested in researching. Mrs. Turner helped them narrow down the topics into six groups and helped the students form specific questions they had about each topic. Mrs. Besselsen helped them research both digital and hard copy resources to work to answer their questions about their chosen topics. In the final step, the students each wrote and illustrated a page on their research topic. Mrs. Besselsen recorded the students reading their research summary sentences and put the videos together in an iMovie. The class hosted a presentation of their research for friends and family during the school day.

Check out their finished research projects below. This project is not only a great example of student driven/inquiry-based instruction but of the power of collaboration with our amazing librarian. Mrs. Turner said of working with Mrs. Besselsen "Sandra was amazing and this couldn't have been done without her. She is such a valuable resource for us!"

Great job to all!


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