How inquiry worksheets work
Each inquiry worksheet starts from a real question, asks children to wonder, find out, sort what they learn and act on it. The younger sheets use pictures and drawing; the older ones use sources, data and a short written recommendation. Every sheet has an answer key with sample answers for grown-ups.
Pre-K to 5th Grade sheets are organised the way Primary Years Programme schools plan units: each one names a transdisciplinary theme, a key concept and a learner profile attribute, and states a big idea at the top. Middle School sheets follow the Middle Years Programme habit of assessing against named criteria. Each sheet is also mapped to a US standard and, by topic, to the National Curriculum in England and the Australian Curriculum, so it fits a school's programme of inquiry and its national curriculum at the same time.
They suit inquiry-based classrooms, including schools that follow the IB Primary Years and Middle Years Programmes. They are not endorsed by or affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organization.
Themes by level
20 PYP-style sheets across the six themes. Pick a theme to see every sheet in it.
Inquiry worksheets (23)
Who we are 3 sheets
Identity, bodies, health, relationships and what it means to be human.
Where we are in place and time 3 sheets
Our histories, homes and journeys, and how people and places change over time.
How we express ourselves 4 sheets
How we share ideas, feelings and beliefs through stories, art, signs and media.
How the world works 3 sheets
The natural world and its patterns, and how science and technology help us understand it.
How we organize ourselves 3 sheets
The systems and communities people build, such as markets, water supply and work.
Sharing the planet 4 sheets
Sharing resources with other people and living things, and caring for the environment.
Middle School (MYP style) 3 sheets
Investigations assessed against named criteria: inquiring and analysing, developing ideas, creating, and evaluating.
Social-emotional learning (16)
Feelings, friendships, growth mindset and good choices, with a sheet for each grade from 1st Grade to Middle School.