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Category Archives: teaching
Economics: Needs and Wants
Everyone has wants. However, students need to realize that people can not have everything they want. Choices have to be made. Some choices are made based on our basic needs, which include food, clothing, and shelter. The following books are … Continue reading
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Jackie Robinson
As the first African-American player in the major leagues of baseball, Jackie’s actions helped to bring about other opportunities for African-Americans. (SOL 2.11) The resources given below will help a 2nd grade student learn about the life and times of Jackie … Continue reading
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Teaching Children about Ancient China
In second grade, students study ancient civilizations. One of these civilizations is ancient China. Students learn about the architecture, inventions, and written language of China (SOL 2.1). The resources provided below will activate background knowledge, support instruction, and capture student … Continue reading
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Learning about Rosa Parks
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made history by simply and courageously refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. During a time of public, educational, and social segregation, Rosa Parks was one of many who paved the … Continue reading
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Teaching Ancient Greece
Introduction The Ancient Greeks were one of the two groups of people who made significant contribution to society in terms of architecture, government, and sports. The Ancient Greeks have influenced the lives of people today. Books that I chose start … Continue reading
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Teaching History with Children’s Literature: Christopher Newport
Captain Christopher Newport (1561-1617) was a major figure is the Virginia Company’s voyage to the New World and the establishment of England’s first permanent settlement there. Previously, Captain Newport was a successful sailor with Sir Frances Drake, seized fortunes … Continue reading
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Second Grade Fractions
This Instructional Resource Set is designed for a second grade fractions unit. Dodds, Dayle Ann. (2007)Full House: An Invitation to Fractions Cambridge Massachusetts: Candlewick Press.Illustrated by Abby Carter Dodds writes a book about the Strawberry Inn, and its' innkeeper who … Continue reading
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Early Childhood Shapes
The following resources are great for using with younger children to help them understand shapes. These books, websites, and resources will help with shape recognition, visual discrimination, as well as matching and sorting shapes. Books about shapes Shapes, Shapes, Shapes … Continue reading
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First Grade- Skip Count to 100, Count Backwards from 30
Once students have mastered the 5 rational counting skills (stable ordering, one-to-one correspondence, cardinality, order irrelevance and abstraction) they are ready to move on to counting on, counting back and skip counting. Developing strategies to master counting lays the foundation … Continue reading
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Helping first graders with addition and subtraction.
I have chosen to focus my instructional resource set on whole number operations, specifically focusing on helping first grade children learn addition and subtraction. Through the use of my toolkit they will be encouraged to demonstrate their knowledge using a … Continue reading
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