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Savanna Safari Sorting Mats and Cards
Boy–it’s taken me a long time to finish this newest piece of the Savanna Safari Maps, Mural, and MiniMuseum. Life has interrupted things in a big way for the last few months, but I think I’m back on track and I’m … Continue reading
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Student-Made Books
Classroom publishing has always been dear to my heart. I first realized the power of publishing student’s work when I was working at a university lab school. I was studying ways to teach students with learning and emotional disabilities. One of the … Continue reading
Savanna Safari Animal Puppets / Masks
I finally finished the first of many products celebrating life on the African savanna. I am always looking for ways to get students to read where they don’t realize that they are actually reading! (It helps a little to be a … Continue reading
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Playful Learning with Classroom Museums
Classroom museums and research centers provide materials to set up classroom centers that allow students to study themes through exploration, manipulation, and inquiry, based on their curiosity and interests. Abstract concepts become more accessible by presenting them as concrete activities, objects, and … Continue reading
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Christmas Stockings
Here’s a simple, fun, and educational activity for your kiddos. Students learn some of the common design elements of the Pennsylvania Dutch style, and use the information to create a cut-and-paste Christmas stocking. Directions, tracers, and background information are all … Continue reading
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The Power of REAL
I learned about the power that REAL learning can have on motivating students during my Master’s Degree training and later experiences with my own students. I started my Master’s Degree in Special Education after I had been teaching elementary school … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Publishing, Instructional Planning, Integrated Instruction, Language Arts, Learning, Native Americans, Project Based Learning, Real Life Projects, Social Studies Themes, Special Education, Thematic Teaching, Thinking About Teaching, Writing
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Land Regions of a State: Interest Groups
I am sharing some units and projects which I’ve used with groups of students of widely varying ability and achievement levels. Since I teach thematically (no matter what grade or type of class I may be working with), I tend to think … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Publishing, How To..., Instructional Planning, Integrated Instruction, Language Arts, Literacy Activities, Natural Resources, Plants, Project Based Learning, Special Education, Thematic Teaching, Workshop Style Teaching, Writing
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All About Me–Writing Lesson Plans
For the next few weeks I’m going to share some lessons which I’ve used with groups of students of widely varying ability and achievement levels. Since I teach thematically (no matter what grade or type of class I may be … Continue reading
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Interdisciplinary Teaching Impossible in US?
I was really surprised to read on another teacher’s blog: “standards and testing have made interdisciplinary teaching almost impossible in the US.” HUH? Interdisciplinary teaching just requires that all subjects be organized to correlate with and compliment each other. … Continue reading
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Inquiry, Project Based Learning
I have always found children learn better, faster, deeper, and stronger when they do stuff, real stuff. Curiosity, interest, desire, and control are the bedrock upon which true learning grows. Children who build, create, construct, and design in order to … Continue reading
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