On the first day, I shared how the brain physically develops. I showed a great PBS video called The Developing Child. I showed the kids the different areas of the brain and talked about what “jobs” they have, such as sight, hearing etc.. I had the kids do a quiz with me from PBS (attached) Read More >>
Archives for January 2020
Belfer Archive Field Trip
Our oldest students, grades 5-8, were treated to a field trip extraordinaire last week. A year ago this outing was recommended by a grandparent of one of our students, but wasn’t a “fit” for our curriculum. This year as we began to plan for a Sound Unit, we knew this was the moment. So we Read More >>
Teaching and Learning through Games
Why do we play games? What do they accomplish for teaching and learning? We have games for math, language arts, social studies, science and strategy. We have games for inside and outside. We have cooperative and competitive games. We have games we buy and we have many more games teachers and children have made. As Read More >>