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Lion
Photo Credit: Lioness with Young: Photo by AdmMH, via Pixabay.com. The “king of the jungle”, actually lives on the grassy plains of Africa’s savanna, and the dry, arid plains of India’s national preserves. At one time they were found across … Continue reading
Cheetah
Photo Credit: Cheetah Snack: Photo by kolibri5, via Pixabay.com. A cheetah is built for speed. Its long thin legs, lightweight bones, and short coat make it the fastest land mammal in the world. It can go from 0-60 miles an … Continue reading
Savannas of the World
I’ve started working on a new set of teaching materials about the African savanna. The diversity, amount, and concentration of life found on these sweeping, grassy plains is staggering. The interdependence and interactions between species boggles the mind! Truly each … Continue reading
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High Frequency Bingo Games
During my time as a reading and intervention specialist I found beginning readers made surprising progress using short games that focused on high frequency words. I was rather surprised by this because practicing words in isolation doesn’t really fit with … Continue reading
George Washington Writing Paper
Here’s a little something to help out with President’s Day. There are 5 different pages for differing levels of student writing. Your students from grades K-5 can write and draw about George Washington. Hope it’s helpful! And have a GREAT … Continue reading
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
In a hurry? Need some cards for your students quick? Here’s a little Valentine’s Tic Tac Toe card you can run off . It’s one-sided so there’s room on the back for a little note or lots of space to … Continue reading
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Dress the Snowman
To practice clothing labels, play this game during your circle time. Choose one student to be the snowman. Each class member chooses an item from a pile of winter clothing—you can use the things the kids wore to school or … Continue reading
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Structuring for Choice—The Teacher’s Role
In the last post, I wrote about the steps I took as I gradually gave students a greater stake in their learning. In my experience, giving students more choice requires a great deal of structure. Today I want to talk … Continue reading
Objectives and Inquiry
I don’t think directed, structured instruction has to look as if it is directed and structured. I believe in inquiry-based learning, learning where a problem is put out there and children dissect, investigate, observe, manipulate, explore, construct, test, analyze, evaluate, … Continue reading
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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