IB Primary Years Programme

Inquiry, units of work,
and the learner profile.

Map observations to transdisciplinary themes, capture lines of inquiry, and produce reports aligned to the Learner Profile attributes — with citations the authorising team will recognise.

Built around the programme

Transdisciplinary on day one.

Themes, central ideas, lines of inquiry, Approaches to Learning, the Learner Profile and action — hoopooh knows all of them, and how they fit together.

Units of inquiry

Six themes, planned by week, lived by the children.

Map each unit of inquiry to a transdisciplinary theme, central idea and lines of inquiry. The planner tells you when each line was visited, and which children left fingerprints on it.

  • All six transdisciplinary themesbaked in — from Who we are to Sharing the planet.
  • Central idea and lines of inquiry attached to every week.
  • Observations link back to the line they belong to, with one tap.
UoI: How we express ourselves · Wk 3EY3 · central idea

Central idea: Stories help us understand ourselves and the people around us.

Week of Mar 11

3 lines of inquiry
MonTueWedThuFri09
Circle ·
own stories
Circle
Circle
Circle
Reflection
10
Story
building
Library visit
Story
masks
Performance
11
Snack
Snack
Snack
Snack
Snack
12
Music
Music
Music

Lines threaded: form of stories · how stories connect us · stories as identity

Learner profile

Ten attributes. Real moments. Real evidence.

Where most LMS tools turn the Learner Profile into a checkbox, hoopooh leaves it as a story — surfacing the moments where children showed caring, thinker, communicator in their own way.

  • All ten attributes tracked through real observations — never invented.
  • Approaches to Learning (ATL) flagged alongside — thinking, social, communication, self‑management, research.
  • Tap any attribute to see the evidence behind it.
Learner profile · EY3 classlast 6 weeks
Attribute
AAiko
DDiego
FFatima
NNoah
Inquirer
Communicator
Caring
Thinker
Risk‑taker
Reflective
Not yetEmergingDevelopingEmbodied
Reflection portfolio

The portfolio for student‑led conferences.

A living portfolio of each child’s inquiry — quotes in their words, photos of their work, and the Learner Profile attributes they showed. Ready for student‑led conferences, parent evenings, or PYP exhibition.

  • Each entry tagged to a unit, a line of inquiry, and an attribute.
  • Reflection promptsauto-suggested from the child’s own observations.
  • Exports to a PDF families can keep — or share to the family app.
Aiko T. · portfolio · Term 223 entries
I built a bridge from blocks because Yusuf’s house is on the other side of the river. I made it strong so his mama can walk too.
UoI: How we organise ourselvesLP: CaringATL: Social · cooperation

Aiko reflected:“Bridges help people get to each other.”

Watered the bean three days in a row. Said: “he needs me.”
UoI: Sharing the planetLP: CaringAction: ongoing
Six themes, five ATLs

Every part of the programme has a home.

Each transdisciplinary theme and each Approach to Learning is a first‑class citizen in hoopooh.

WW

Who we are

Identity, relationships, beliefs, families & communities.

WT

Where we are in place & time

Personal histories, journeys, homes, exploration.

EX

How we express ourselves

Discovering ideas, beliefs & values through language and the arts.

WW

How the world works

The natural world and its laws, scientific principles, technology.

OR

How we organise ourselves

Interconnectedness of human-made systems & communities.

SH

Sharing the planet

Rights & responsibilities, communities, peace and conflict resolution.

ATL

Approaches to Learning

Thinking, social, communication, self‑management, research.

LP

Learner Profile

Ten attributes — from inquirer to balanced — tracked through real moments.

1

Plan the inquiry

Drop in your POI: themes, central ideas, lines of inquiry. Imported in one sitting.

2

Capture the moments

Teachers speak. hoopooh attaches each observation to a line, an attribute, an ATL.

3

Authorise with evidence

The Learner Profile, ATLs and action surface together — cited, ready, exportable.

“Our PYP authorisation visit was the easiest one I’ve led. The evidence wrote itself.”
Sara ReinhardtPrincipal · Berlin International School (PYP)

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