BOLDPRINT Inquiry Cross-Curricular Content Readers for Canadian Classrooms

BOLDPRINT Inquiry offers a trailblazing combination of inquiry, literacy, and curriculum content: inclusive content readers designed to spark inquiry and wonder. These content readers are curated into five Inquiry Collections per grade, focusing on Science, Social Studies, and Humanities topics.

150 inclusive content readers across five inquiry collections and three grades.
Approachable formats and engaging content that provides simple to more complex readability.
Expert professional learning support for teachers.
Both an Indigenous fiction and non-fiction selection in each Inquiry Collection.

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BOLDPRINT Inquiry

A trailblazing combination of inquiry, literacy, and curriculum content.

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Diversely Canadian and Inclusive

BOLDPRINT Inquiry

Is designed to assist or support primary level educators in introducing inquiry concepts and skills in an exciting and manageable way.
Includes both an Indigenous fiction and non-fiction in each Inquiry Collection.
Offers captivating student books that are sorted by grade and range from simple to more complex.
Features Canadian content and opportunities to develop global perspectives and environmental sustainability to encourage students to be critical thinkers and active agents in their own learning.
Supports structured literacy programs by providing authentic and engaging text, helping students to develop comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.

Diversely Canadian and Inclusive

BOLDPRINT Inquiry features:

Canadian content and opportunities for students to develop global perspectives.
Opportunities for all students to see themselves reflected in classroom materials.
Authentic, inclusive, and accessible content that respects the complexity of difference and culture.
Opportunities for teachers to develop inclusive teaching practices by recognizing and integrating students’ lived experiences, including home and community cultures.

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We recognize that you will be working hard all year to develop an understanding of Indigenous Peoples, their cultures, histories, traditions, and experiences, and will be finding ways to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action.

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Using BOLDPRINT Inquiry in
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Inquiry-Based Learning
Inquiry That Fits
Authentic Indigenous Content
Professional Learning Support

Infusing Inquiry-Based Learning Into the Classroom Has Never Been Easier!

Each Inquiry Collection features 10 engaging content readers.

The ultimate in flexibility — content readers can be used as part of an inquiry unit, as part of a structured literacy program reading program, or in a subject area lesson or on their own.
Short on time? Each book contains built-in inquiry prompts that guide students through a single inquiry lesson.

Go as deep as desired with inquiry models that have been carefully designed to meet a variety of classroom needs and comfort levels.

Option 1
Ease into inquiry — Inquiry Support for Individual Content Readers. Students are introduced to inquiry-based learning in a flexible, simple way:

A clear diagram models the four-step inquiry process at the beginning of each book.

In each book, a focus question and embedded inquiry prompts guide students through each step of the inquiry process.

The inquiry prompts are listed at the back of each book to help students reflect on what they have learned relating to the focus question for the book and/or the inquiry question for the Collection.
Option 2
Go deep — Inquiry Support for an Entire Collection

The Inquiry Collections are designed for teachers and students who want to dive into a rich and robust inquiry unit.

Teachers introduce provocations to spark student wonder about the Inquiry Collection.

Students read books within the Inquiry Collection that are appropriate for their reading level. The books can be used for whole-group, small-group, or independent reading.

As a group, students examine how their thinking has changed as they discuss their questions, find out more information, and make sense of and reflect on their learning.

The Inquiry Teaching Guide supports teachers through the inquiry process with practical support and strategies, including talking and writing opportunities for students, assessment information, MLL support, and professional learning.

Authentic Indigenous Content

30 Indigenous fiction and non-fiction titles written by Inuit, Métis, and First Nations authors

10 Indigenous titles per grade
2 Indigenous titles per Inquiry Collection (1 fiction, 1 non-fiction).

All Indigenous titles reviewed by Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Indigenous content reviewers.
Indigenous artwork by artists from the same Nation or region as the author of each book.
An additional page of teaching support in the Inquiry Teaching Guide for each Indigenous title.

Professional Learning Support

The Inquiry Teaching Guide includes information on the BOLDPRINT Inquiry model, along with how to differentiate and scaffold inquiry.
The Inquiry Teaching Guide also includes a section called Inquiry and Teaching Indigenous Perspectives, written by Indigenous Content Consultant Colinda Clyne, which provides information on how BOLDPRINT Inquiry supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Additional online professional learning support includes information on the following:

Real-world inquiry
Inquiry provocation
Setting up your classroom for inquiry
Detailed curriculum correlations to support science, social studies, and arts curricula across Canada
MLL support
Assessment and evaluation

Each Inquiry Collection is supported by information on how to launch the inquiry for the Collection. Additional multimedia support is available on the BOLDPRINT Inquiry website.