Category Archives: Subject Matter Suggestions

Using Show and Tell to a Student's Advantage

Show and Tell is more than talking about your weekend or the new puppy, especially with older students. It’s an early step in scaffolding (early steps in breaking down learning into chunks). It involves talking, looking at vocabulary and information as well as previewing text. So how does Show and Tell fit in? Learning by… Read More »

FREE Summer Math Packets Offer

Looking for a bit of summer math for kidlets working at the Kindergarten through grade 5 math level? Over the next month I’m offering FREE 10-page packets**. So what’s in each FREE packet? A variety of math skill challenges:computation, problem solving, story problems, measurement, and games to keep math skills active over the summer. How… Read More »

Informational Literacy

Kids love nonfiction books: snakes, space, baseball, insects, dinosaurs. That’s perfect because the Common Core stresses reading nonfiction for developing informational skills. What are some of the things we must remember to do to foster nonfiction reading? 1. Be a nonfiction reader who shares their love of learning new things by exploring information and sharing it aloud… Read More »

Review of Article on STEM

One of the newest educational acronym is STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The premise of STEM is that education needs to address these 4 topics with deeper understanding to gain employment and to compete in world markets. In an Education Week Teacher online article dated June 17, 2014, Anne Jolly, a former middle school science teacher and current… Read More »

Mini Courses – Everyone has Something to Share

One way to enhance subjects is through mini courses, special brief presentations that focus on one aspect of a topic. Teachers, parents, community volunteers and business owners are invited to present their topic. It is expected the presenter will provide visuals as well as hands-on materials and will address their topic in accordance with the teacher’s expectations.… Read More »