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Savanna Safari Mural
Turn a corner of your classroom into an African savanna! Step-by-step directions show you how to make a beautiful background for a classroom center or mini museum. Get a Sample Mural Savanna Safari or learn more. I hope you are all … 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
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
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
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
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
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
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Egypt: Lesson Accommodations
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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