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Classroom Murals–Getting Started

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Sandie

Although I didn’t realize it, I have always used mini museums in my classrooms.  It started with teaching preschool, where themes ruled my planning time, and artifacts and realia ruled the classroom.  Little children need lots of hands on manipulation … Continue reading →

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Learning

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Sandie

When I am learning, I am engaged, focused, I don’t like to be interrupted, I am feeling something—interest, frustration, struggle, joy, energy, rage (when my computer doesn’t cooperate), I am solving something, I am meeting a need I have, I … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Sandie

I am a “why-er”.  My parents thought I was rebellious, but that wasn’t it (at least not for the first 16 years).  I NEED to understand things.  My mom told me to dust the furniture every day, which I did, … Continue reading →

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Learning is Personal

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Sandie

I like the idea of a learner’s workshop. That’s what a classroom should be, I think. We talk a lot about making life long learners of our students, and yet we often treat them like open and dump containers: they … Continue reading →

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