After much consideration and review, I realized I had omitted a very important part of a good Learning Plan – the SPARKS!

Sparks are what I call the catalysts, special material or events, and most importantly, the open-ended questions teachers ask children to ignite their curiosity and interest in expanding their learning to new heights.

Sparks might be books, field trips, guest speakers, class or program-wide projects, but again, most importantly, the encouraging questions (‘How did you do or make that? What would happen if? and What else can you do with that?’ sorts of questions).

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