Tag: school

Jul 24 2015

50 Ways to Wonder, nature, play, science

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...

Jul 06 2014

freebies, resources, science

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...

Jul 04 2014

50 Ways to Wonder, children, wonder

50 Ways to Bring Wonder: Visit a “Sit Spot” every season.

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 05 2014

50 Ways to Wonder, school, science

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 Wonder, resources, school, science, wonder

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...

Jan 19 2014

diversity, Martin Luther King Jr, social studies, teaching, tolerance

Celebrating MLK Day in kindergarten (and teaching tolerance throughout the year)

by Courtney

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Tomorrow we have off school to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Kindergarten is often the first time that students are introduced to him and the movement he helped start...

Jan 07 2014

children, inspiration, math, quotes, teaching

The way human beings learn.

by Courtney

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Another wonderful tidbit I learned from the book Number Sense Routines by Jessica Shumway is the importance of math talk! Teachers often encourage quiet during math time, in order to...

Jan 07 2014

math, teaching

How number sense develops in kindergarten

by Courtney

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In my quest to devour as many teaching books as possible over winter break, I’ve been reading the fantastic book Number Sense Routines: Building Numerical Literacy Every Day in Grades...