I have a confession...I haven't always used labels and vocabulary that the regular education classes use when I teach. While I have always worked on the concepts I frequently left off or "watered down the label". For example, instead of saying we were learning about verbs or asking a kiddo to ... Read More about Teaching About Verbs
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Team building and Behavior
How does your class do at recess? Lately my class has been struggling with the unstructured time. Their behaviors have increased- especially during outside recess. My students are generally well behaved in my classroom with all of our supports and structure, but ... Read More about Team building and Behavior
Tasty 5 Senses
Ready for some tasty science?! This lesson is a class favorite year after year. We start by passing around a bag of kernels and talking about what it feels like, what shape the kernels are, etc. While we don't fill it in on a chart we also make predictions about what will happen when we pour the ... Read More about Tasty 5 Senses
Pass the Germs!
I know, I know, we are usually telling kids how to NOT pass the germ on to the friend next to them!Just this once we are going to encourage it...for their own good! :D For this lesson we will show them just how quickly the germs spread around. I started the lesson by ... Read More about Pass the Germs!
Food Pyramid Fun!
This is the perfect time of year for a unit on the food pyramid. Between Thanksgiving and all of the holidays in December we are all faced with endless choices of food. That's why I like to do the food pyramid unit during this time- it helps students stop and think about the different foods they are ... Read More about Food Pyramid Fun!
