Mon, Nov 28, 2016 5:54 PM in Unit Plan on Trees
In my placement there is a tree outside of the window that they call their class tree. They go out and observe the tree 4 times a year and discuss how it has changes and what as made it change. They also draw a model of the tree each time so that they can compare how the tree looks in the different seasons. I think this is a good way to revisit previous lessons and ideas.
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Mon, Nov 28, 2016 5:46 PM in Engagement for the lesson
I have found that kids really enjoy hands on activities in lessons rather than traditional paper and pencil. Kids tend to be more engaged when they are doing things up out of their seats. It plays into the different multiple intelligence and gets them working socially with others.
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Mon, Nov 28, 2016 5:39 PM in Teaching the Seasons
I LOVE the idea of giving the kids a manipulative such as playdoh for them to create their own models. I think having kids create models in science is overlooked when it's such an important skill. I loved that they could show you the difference between rotation and revolution because those things can be hard for a kid to explain orally.
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