This morning on the CBS Morning Show there was a story about a high school student who has possibly figured out a cure for cancer. Angela Zhang got interested in bio-engineering as a freshman. She started reading doctorate level papers and began to see it as a puzzle that she wanted to decode. She eventually [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Explore’
Playing with the Big Kids
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Explore, play on January 22, 2012 | 14 Comments »
Literacy Explore
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Explore, literacy, play, stations on January 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Our kindergarten literacy block is structured with time for whole group instruction, small group & one on one instruction, book box time, sharing and choice stations. Literacy Explore is similar to reading and writing stations. In fact, I call it that so the children know that it’s not quite as open-ended as our Explore time. [...]
Explore!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Explore, inquiry, play on January 20, 2012 | 4 Comments »
“In play a child always behaves beyond his average age, above his daily behavior. In play it is as though he were a head taller than himself.” Lev Vygotsky Several years ago I had a huge “a-ha” moment while reading Serious Players in the Primary Classroom: Empowering Children Through Active Learning Experiences. If you’re interested [...]
