Laura Radford
Sandcastles Childcare
Canada

The Early Years: Learning Measurement

Tue, Feb 18, 2014 8:42 PM
Learning Measurement

I thought this article explained a great example of teaching young children about measurement, and the lesson looks very easy to follow. When I was in elementary school I learned about measuring by using a ruler, but this article shares some fantastic examples of doing hands on activities. The article can also be incorporated into math when teaching a math unit on measurement. Although the article's activities relates mostly to younger children so it may be difficult to modify them to fit into older grades. Overall I enjoyed reading this and can see myself using some of the activities in my teaching.

Teaching through Trade Books: The Dirt on Soil

Sun, Jan 12, 2014 6:22 PM
Appreciating a simple hands on article

I have had an interest in finding ways to bring the natural environment into the classroom for students ever since I was enrolled in the faculty of education. This article explained simple ways to teach young students about soil and how humans, animals, and organisms rely on soil to survive. I plan to take most of the activities out of this article and use them in my future classroom.