So how does a lazy summer afternoon provide opportunities to teach problem solving skills? Often, children are so used to being constantly stimulated by screens and structured schedules, that they feel uneasy when they have to entertain themselves. Many children have had little opportunity to practice this type of problem solving skill. Summer provides breathing space, a slower pace, and ... continue reading...
TEACHING MONEY SKILLS TO KIDS WITH PROJECTS
Projects are an excellent way to teach children about money. One year the class talked about the needs of horses before we went on a field trip to a farm. A few discussions and books focused the children's attention on owning a horse, the stable it needs to live in, tools for grooming it and specifically on the cost of one bag of horse feed. We talked about the steps we would have to take in ... continue reading...
FISH EYES A BOOK YOU CAN COUNT ON
The rhythm and the bright, bold colors of this wonderful story, Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On, by Lois Ehlert, are appealing both to children and adults! Introduce kids to both counting and basic addition with this concept book. Younger children will enjoy counting the fish and older students who are learning basic addition will make sense of, "3 smiling fish, plus me make ... continue reading...
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- …
- 67
- Next Page »