As you may have already noticed, I love making my lessons interdisciplinary! When I came across a section of my science curriculum that discussed exploring shadows (location of light source to the item crating the shadow, etc) I was excited by the possibilities. I created, from my own mind, a lesson that shows students an amazing shadow dance/skit and then has them create their own. The goal was for students to explore how shadows can change the size of any object being viewed. Students are asked to create a skit in which at least one item is made much larger or much smaller than it is in real life. Below, you will see images that include a pylon as a volcano and a mini stuffed elephant as a giant elephant. Students were very creative and even added their own flair and characters (Harry Potter and a Giant Leprechaun). I recommend recording the fun on a camera for whole-class review later. So much fun!
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This video is one of many examples of how our video interest group is using their new-found skills to give back to the community. These four kindergarten boys warmed my heart with their self-directed skit.
I have found it extremely useful to have students write towards a goal. This piece was in response to letters we had sent to the Premier concerning the Pay Equity Act 2009. My time at Park Street School has been reminding me how rewarding it is to teach students the value of giving back to the community with the skills we have aquired.
Students can use a literary piece to ignite their imagination for a watercolor painting. This lesson also can be used to fuf
Newspapers are a great tool for students to explore history as well as make comments on current events and possible futures. The image below is an example that I created for students as they study explorers. They can use existing newspapers as the format for their own, or they can create one using the main elements of a newspaper. Another great use is the regular creation of a class newspaper to present student writing to parents.
After reading a story about monsters, we designed our own monsters. Students then wrote a description of their monster and they presented them to our class at our next author celebration.
This fun hidden door foldable is a great tool to assess student understanding of various topics. Here I have used it to assess understanding of key story elements in The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
Have students create a class reference book for common geographic terms. This collaborative approach is a fun and engaging introduction to the difficult new terms that exist in geography. The page below is one I made as an example for this booklet.
Students can easily carve rubber stamps with print-making tools to create lovely keepsakes and practice line skills as noted in our NB Visual Arts curriculum. Below is an example that I created to represent my husband and I (Mickey Mouse, campfire, slushy, love).
This week I decided to celebrate each member of my class for no reason at all, except that they are worth it. It is important that we have celebrations that are not always earned but celebrate all students. Students often work solely for rewards, but it is important that their work be separate from the process of rewarding so that they can intrinsically value it. Students should all be celebrated and learn to value each other in community and unexpected celebrations are a great way to do this.
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