Sun, May 08, 2016 3:15 PM in Your approach to teach about plants?
From school projects and my experience as a college student of Elementary Education, teaching about plants can come from many sources. There is a lot that could be done other than basically observing plants in the classroom. You can use the constructive approach. Why do plants grow the way they do? What would happen if it were put in the dark? in the light? in wet/dry atmosphere? What happens if w...
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Sun, May 08, 2016 2:50 PM in Teaching Science to Kindergarten in a Short Time Frame
After reading through some of the replies to this concern, I saw that most people gave the same answers. 15 minutes a day for science may not seem t be enough at the kindergarten level. However, the beauty of teaching is that it allows you to mix different subjects together! You can incorporate science in almost about anything from math to social studies to language to arts. Also, the internet is ...
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Sun, May 08, 2016 2:01 PM in Weather and Elementary
Music and Hands on manipulatives have proven to be very beneficial in the classroom. Making weather and season charts for the class to manipulate according to the weather everyday proves to be beneficial. Also, showing music videos has helped my students learn how the weather can be in each season. Repetition is key in these cases. With children as young as 4 years old in the class, repeating and ...
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