Forest Friday lessons for K-2
If you’re reading this, it probably means you’re interested in nature education and getting your students outdoors as much as possible. In today’s teaching world, however, it sometimes seems impossible...
Category: science
Jul
24
2015
50 Ways to Wonder: Science kits for the playground
by Courtney
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I...
Jan
17
2015
Science Weekly Five for K-2 teachers!
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Science! I love teaching it, and I know many teachers do too. But isn’t it so stressful to organize?? Compared to the rest of my day, science time is total...
Sep
21
2014
50 Ways to Wonder: Have a Wonder Table.
by Courtney
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I...
Aug
24
2014
Education for Sustainability: a bit more on what it means
by Courtney
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A few days ago I shared with you my definition of Education for Sustainability (EFS). Of course, EFS can look like different things to different people, depending on who, what and...
Jul
06
2014
Scientist of the Month!
by Courtney
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Seriously, how did teachers do it before the invention of Pinterest and Teachers Pay Teachers? If you are a teacher that has not discovered the wonders of these two websites, I...
May
19
2014
50 Ways to Bring Wonder: Mystery Bag Monday
by Courtney
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I hope...
May
18
2014
Inspiration for the weekend
by Courtney
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I travel to feel lonely…on purpose. What farm-to-table got wrong. A fascinating idea of how we need to cook with the whole farm. (Farmers spend years making healthy soil by...
May
05
2014
50 Ways to Bring Wonder: Teach the word “hypothesis.”
by Courtney
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I hope...
May
01
2014
50 Ways to Bring Wonder: Use science journals
by Courtney
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In an effort to bring curiosity and joy back into the elementary school classroom, I decided to start a series called 50 Ways to Bring Wonder into the Classroom. I hope...