Cora Saunders

Hi Bailey! I am a third year elementary education student also at Wartburg College. I have read many articles on a website called, Edutopia. It has a lot of great resources and information on their site along with many short, easy to understand articles for teachers. They have an article called, Ten Websites For Science Teachers. I haven’t gone through all of the sites they describe in it, but...

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Hi Clarice! Thanks for your question! I believe a hands-on actual project would be great for a kindergarten class. An idea would be planting grass or a flower. To make this process simple, I would have all of the materials prepared for the students. I would make an assembly line with all of the necessary supplies in order of how your students would need them. For example, first students would ...

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Hi Haley! I am only a third year in college, but I also worry about early burnout. One thing I am currently doing is building relationships with current elementary school teachers. I have conversations with them about how they balance their work and home lives. One of the biggest things they have told me is you have to set boundaries. Choose one or two days a week where you will stay longer or...

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