<p style=”text-align: right;”>An inquiry based activity that I have done was based on the book How to Catch a Leprechaun written by Adam Wallace. It linked both STEM and Literacy. The children were asked how would they catch a leprechaun. Firstly they designed their own plan on paper. They were allowed to use their imagination for this (lots of explosions etc!!!). Then during another lesson they were given a choice of resources that they could use ( egg boxes, small plastic containers, cups, string, straws, masking tape etc). They planned their design and chose which resources they would use. This was in Junior Infants and some of the children really amazed me!! (Using the masking tape as a sticky substance to catch the leprechaun- creating a drop down mechanism using string). It was really fun and they children worked in pairs. They got an opportunity to speak about their trap at the end of the lesson.</p>
