Playful Inquiry

We’ve curated a collection of resources from our Teaching Preschools, Opal School and other curious minds for you to explore. Use these image, stories, tools, videos and articles as sparks of inspiration! This collection is intended to invite you to to think alongside us about what happens when you put these two big ideas - play and inquiry - together within classroom communities?

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Suggest your own playful inquiry resources
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Suggest your own playful inquiry resources

Building a Chain Filled by Love
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Building a Chain Filled by Love

Planning for Playful Inquiry
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Tools and Publications

Planning for Playful Inquiry

This tool was developed in collaboration with preschool teachers new to playful inquiry asking where do I start? How do…Read More.
Asking Unanswerable Questions
Playful Inquiry

Asking Unanswerable Questions

FROM THE OPAL ARCHIVE: This tool comes from the Inspiring Inventiveness collection of Principles, Practices, and Tools developed by Opal…Read More.
Growing Compassion
Playful Inquiry

Growing Compassion

FROM THE OPAL ARCHIVE: 10/2018 – Written by Opal School teacher researcher Kerry Salazar “Empathy is a gateway to compassion. It’s…Read More.
Family Explore: Texture
Playful Inquiry
Tools and Publications

Family Explore: Texture

FAMILY EXPLORE ​Family Explore was created as a suite of resources to support adults in guiding children/ students through an…Read More.
Playful Inquiry in the Early Years: Field Guide
Playful Inquiry
Tools and Publications

Playful Inquiry in the Early Years: Field Guide

Playful Inquiry in the Early Years A Field Guide for Creating Inclusive, Inquisitive and Collaborative School Communities that Learn Together…Read More.