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Peepers Herald Spring
Robert Frost described these tiny frogs’ sound as sleigh bells (Hyla Brook, c.1920). I call it my soundtrack of spring. Credit: Stan Lake, 2014, CatchingCreation.com Continue reading
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Organ Crawls: The Ultimate School Field Trip
The only bad thing about being an organist is that you can’t take the King of Instruments with you. No cases, gig bags, or covers exist: you must travel to the instrument. That means you are in church a lot to practice, perform, or even to go on organ crawls. Organ crawls are tours through the insides 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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National Library Week
Public libraries have been around since Benjamin Franklin donated over a hundred books to the town of Franklin, MA, about forty minutes away from me. I grew up around libraries, even worked in one, studied in many, and built my classroom library through constant scrounging as well as donations from families. One of my earliest Continue reading
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