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 ‘play’
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 [...]
Buddies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged book buddies, mentors, play, reading on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Just as teachers need strong mentors, so do our young readers. We are very lucky to have our 5th grade book buddies! Every other week, the 5th graders check out a library book to share with their kindergarten buddy. After they finish reading their book, the kinders pick a book from our classroom library to [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Play & Literacy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dramatic play, imagination, play, reading on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Reading to the Puppies in the Doghouse
Don’t Say They Can’t Play
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged literacy, play, science, squirrels on December 5, 2011 | 5 Comments »
“Play is a child’s work.” – Jean Piaget Last week we began a science study of squirrels in our classroom. Squirrels are a piece of our county curriculum and we are required to teach about these animals connected with winter. I integrated this science unit into our language arts time and we read several books [...]
Joy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged joy, literacy, love, passion, play, teaching, writing on December 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what brings me joy in my teaching life. Joy, by definition, is a source or cause of delight. I think back to my favorite teachers as a child, and it was clear that they found joy in teaching. I’m sure they had many of the same stressors that [...]
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