http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside A blog about teaching elementary math, science and socials studies, with heavy emphasis on the integration of children's literature across the curriculum. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm in the midst of teaching a class called Improving Elementary Math. I have a great group of teachers with whom I am exploring ways to expand their repertoire of tools for teaching a variety of concepts in math. For part of the day today we focused on graphs and ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/160 Are you looking for great resources to help you plan and deliver social studies instruction at the elementary level? Boy, do I have the sites for you! Sit back, relax, ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/159 Are you looking for great resources to help you plan and deliver science instruction at the elementary level? Boy, do I have the sites for you! Sit back, relax, ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/158 Are you looking for great resources to help you plan and deliver math instruction at the elementary level? Boy, do I have the sites for you! Sit back, relax, and take this guided tour of some great places to start planning for next year. Turn up the volume on your ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/157 The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto, written by Elizabeth Rusch and illustrated by Guy Francis, is a nonfiction picture book that introduces readers to Mike Brown, the astronomer whose discoveries led to the reclassification of Pluto. We first meet Mike as a young boy. He is wearing ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/150 In this podcast, Kelsey Rdzanek introduces listeners to the book Counting on Frank, written and illustrated by Rod Clement. Introduction I selected Counting on Frank because it was very creative and included amazing facts that I thought kids would be interested in. For example, how many blue whales would fit ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/147 In this podcast, Megan Ney introduces listeners to the book How Big is a Foot?, written and illustrated by Rolf Myller. Introduction How big is a foot? This is a good question, and an important one. When a King wants to have a bed built for his Queen, he proceeds to ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/144 In this podcast, Cory Widdowson introduces listeners to the book Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure, written by Nancy Kelly Allen and illustrated by Adam Doyle. Introduction Follow Farmer Truman Worth, a young boy and their animal friends Lewis and Cluck, and Grover Clevelamb in an exciting story about ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/140 In this podcast, Kristin Coffee introduces listeners to the book Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Ray Cruz. Introduction Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday incorporates math facts into a traditional children’s book format. Judith Viorst writes in the ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/137 In this podcast, Jamie Malone introduces listeners to the book A Second is a Hiccup: A Child's Book of Time, written by Hazel Hutchins and illustrated by Kady Macdonald Denton. Introduction A Second is a Hiccup explains the differences between units of time, such as a second, minute, hour, day, week, ... http://blog.richmond.edu/openwidelookinside/archives/134