May Dates to Celebrate 1 Mother Goose 2 Save a Rhino 3 Baby Day, Lumpy Rug, Brother and Sisters 4 Bird, Candied Orange Peel, Star Wars 5 Cinco de Mayo, Tuba, Hoagie, Oyster, Space Day 6 Beverage, Tourist Appreciation, Nurse, No Diet 7 Tourism 8 Iris, No Socks, V-E, Red Cross 9 Lost Sock Memorial,… Read More »
Use these 5 techniques to help students get started on classroom work, small group work AND at home during homework hour: Active Listening Work with students at their eye level. Establish eye contact. Ask follow-up questions to indicate you know what was said. Develop a habit of valuing all questions asked. Questioning Strategies Ask “What”… Read More »
Now more than ever, we need STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) to become STEAM (adding the “A” for Arts). The inclusion of ARTS has been widely studied and found to be an intergral part of critical thinking. More and more businesses are including visual and writing artists as part of their innovation teams. Why? Visual… Read More »
Reading is a vital part of literacy development. Here are 6 ways to become a reading family. Have a designated reading area. It needs comfy places to sit, good lighting, freedom from electronics (unless you are using an e-reader) and bookshelves or crates of books close by. Those books may be owned favorites, borrowed from… Read More »
It seems there is almost always something to think or cheer or look up about days in March. 1. Pig Day, Peanut Lover’s Day 2. Old Stuff Day 3. I Want You to be Happy Day, If Pets Had Thumbs Day, National Anthem Day, Peach Blossom Day 4. Hug a GI Day 5. 6. Dentist’s… Read More »
Bloom’s Taxonomy has ordered 6 levels of critical thinking; they build on each other from basic remembering to creating ideas based on learnings. Here are nutshell versions of the skills they introduce and attempt to develop through repeated use. (For more details google Blooom’s Taxonomy and you’ll find more information that you might use in… Read More »
Here’s one brief way a student can assess their personal organization and productivity for school or homework. Before I begin my work: What are my tasks for today? What questions do I still have about my task before I start? Where can I find answers? What help do I need from adults? (supplies? resources? thinking… Read More »
Freedom Groundhog’s Racial Equality Eat Ice Cream, Rosa Park’s Weatherman, Western Monarch Butterfly Frozen Yogurt Laura Ingalls Wilder , Wave to a Neighbor Boy Scout, Kite Flying Stop Bullying Umbrella Day White-T-Shirt , Inventors Abe Lincoln Clean your Computer, Get a Different Name Valentine’s Gumdrop, Susan B. Anthony Almond, Do a Grouch a Favor Random… Read More »
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A couple of interesting reading facts to consider: 71% of parents feel reading is a vital skill, yet only 31% of kids read for fun 5-7 day each week. While we teach kids to walk, talk and eat and practice sports, we seldom get involved in helping them learn their letters and numbers. (If you… Read More »