Interdiscipinary learning
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An Education Spring “Why Not?”
Your students take forever to settle down and start the Do Now. Or you wish there was something new to add to that unit on European history. Maybe there’s a certain dullness today that needs a spark. Try an Education Spring Why Not?—a semi-serendipitous drop of shine in your students’ day. They learn something new. It Continue reading
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Walk and Talk in Nature’s Classroom
Have you tried the “walk and talk” approach to student discussions? Pair up students to discuss a concept you’re teaching. Take them outdoors—into nature’s classroom—for a brief walk, during which they’ll discuss and analyze the topic, with the mission of increasing their depth of understanding. Upon return, ask them to write a short piece evaluating Continue reading
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Hummingbirds Hatch
Lots of people watch hummingbirds at their backyard feeders. But watching their ½” eggs hatch is fascinating. My local birding store turned me on to Bella and I can’t stop watching. Your students won’t either. Here’s a science unit that will last a few weeks. Tune in to this site and your students will be Continue reading
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The Science of Grass
Imagine a classroom full of bright faces eager to learn the science of growing plants. They’ve read books to learn about the parts of a plant, looked at photos of growing plants, written poems about plants, and interviewed their parents about gardens. The final step is to grow their own plants. Their teacher knows there Continue reading
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Outdoors With Paints
“Were you painting outside?” asked my husband. He knew the answer. And it wasn’t that one of our resident woodchucks had awakened and marched outside dragging paints and a brush. A rediscovered, unused set of acrylic paints had awakened me. I gathered a handful of brushed and dashed outside to my canvas: the snow. Flicks of red, Continue reading
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