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13 Characteristics of Integrated Instruction
1. Reading: students read (and write) in order to find out new information which they share with their peers. 2. Writing: students learn a style of writing related to the theme and create and publish a final product in that … Continue reading
Pot of Gold
When I was working with remedial students, I used monthly themed “flashcards” to help them practice specific words or skills we were working on at the time. Although I didn’t use flashcards much in my regular classrooms, I found they … Continue reading
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Colonial America Natural Resources–Magnetic and Flannel Board Materials
I love flannel and magnetic board materials. I’ve used them for LOTS of things. Here’s a set of Magnetic Flannel Board pieces of resources used by the early American colonists. Set them out for center play, group activities, and story telling. … Continue reading
School Should be Fun…Time on Task
Fun things are engaging. Engagement brings extended time-on-task. Extended time-on-task leads to better test scores. Although we may whine and complain about standardized tests, in many ways rightly so, don’t we all want our students to score very well? Isn’t … Continue reading
Child’s Play
I think it was Maria Montessori who said, “Play is the work of the child.” Another one of my defining teaching expressions is “Children learn what they play.” I don’t know who said that, but I believe these things and … Continue reading
Workshop Style Teaching–From Jenn’s Point of View
Jenn is a middle school language arts and social studies teacher. By definition she is integrating instruction. She describes these twin focuses as content goals (social studies outcomes), and process goals (language arts skills). Here is a little excerpt from … Continue reading
Workshop Style Teaching
Workshop style teaching is student driven, rooted in reality and the real world, and requires the teacher to LISTEN to her students in order to move them forward. This does not mean standards, objectives, learning targets, or goals are ignored: … Continue reading
That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think
Samantha Bennett’s book, That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms that Read, Write, and Think, is one of the best teaching books I’ve read in quite a while. The last chapter, Jenn’s Citizens, was my favorite. Jenn teaches … Continue reading
Inclusion–Integrate your Instruction!
Integrating instruction across all subject areas provides a lot of structure and support for students who find school-learning difficult. The day is focused on one particular subject which the children are exploring and evaluating through reading, writing, speaking, listening, thinking, … Continue reading
Planning a Thematic Unit
Planning an individual thematic unit is not much different from regular lesson planning, and because of the work you’ve already completed in selecting and organizing the themes, and listing the resources you have available, you can just start filling in … Continue reading
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