Resources and Ideas for Teachers

Friday, July 20, 2007

The Daily 5

I have also made it a personal mission to find out more about the Daily 5. I ordered the book, have read a few pages within it and have talked to several different teachers about their view and organization of "The Daily 5". Here is a link (with videos I think) to help in this journey.

The Daily 5

Math Their Way

I have been hearing a lot of good things about this math program and today I have a link.

Math Their Way

This page in particular is to the Blackline Masters for the program. Check out the link on Geoboards.

Listserves and Journals... not for the faint of heart

Here is a link to a bazillion different listserves I ran across online. Many of these are quite interesting and very active. Take note though- this is not for the faint of heart! There are lots of people lurking on these. And for those unfamiliar with listserves- when you respond to the server- all subscribers will receive your message!

Listserve Link

Don't get me wrong- these are lots of fun and can be very informative and helpful! I've been on my own fair share of listserves before.

Free Journals and Articles

If you look around long enough online you are bound to find anything... well below you will find a link from the NAEYC web page listing their current publications. Under several you will find links to some free articles and also journal exclusives. One of my favorites is Beyond the Journal. Be sure to check out the archives.

Another favorite journal is Early Childhood Research and Practice. This journal is free and is very scholarly. If you work in early childhood please take the time and browse.

Reggio Emilia and Project Based Learning

I did my Graduate Research on how student perceive themselves as learners in a Project Based Learning setting. This was somewhat challenging and rather presumptuous of me- considering I only taught in a true "Project Based" manner for the course of one six week long project (Hence my findings- one project is not long enough to show any consistent or even accurate change). Action Research is all about getting the rights and wrongs of learning in hand. During the course of the study though- I ran across a great deal of research by Sylvia Chard and Lilian Katz. These ladies have teamed up for the last 20 years and looked closely at both Project Based Learning and later the Reggio Emilia approach to teaching. Below I am going to include several beneficial links to sources I used during my reseach. For more information- view the "Scholarly Resources" sidebar on this blog.

Reggio Emilia and Project Based Course
The Cloud Project
Project Approach- Best Practice (visit the home page too!)
Link to special section of Early Childhood Research and Practice focusing on Project Approach. Please note that Lilian Katz is the editor!
Chard article in the very first edition of Early Childhood Research and Practice

There are many different books and other materials available on both Project Based Learning and the Reggio Emilia Approach. One place to start is by simply visiting Google

Nutrition ~ The Healthy Child

I found this very neat idea online about tasting passports. This is on a page for Nutrition Explorations. Very helpful considering Healthy Active Child...

Nutrition Page

Your Kindergartner

I found this wonderful webpage that discusses expectations and milestones for K students. I would like to create such a page for my own website. Here is the link for futher ideas.

Your Kindergartner

National Library Week

Well I am not a librarian, but I can celebrate! This link takes you to a website filled with lessons and ideas celebrating books. They are useful any time of the year.

National Library Week

Christmas in July?

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I had bookmarked this on my PC (I am currently dumping loads of email and bookmarks!) but want others to take note. This is a website for The Polar Express. It has lesson plans and ideas for all grade levels.

Dr. Jean ~ Discovery Bottles

Here is a link for some discovery by Dr. Jean. These are great for observations and science. Check out Dr. Jean's new CD at drjean.org

Discovery Bottles

Fingerplays

Fingerplays are an essential part of Kindergarten. I don't do enough of them. In a noble effort to learn more- I provide the following:

Fingerplays
More Fingerplays
Literacy Fingerplays
Songs and Fingerplays
Headstart Lane Fingerplays
Patricia's Fingerplays
Piggyback Songs and More
More Mrs. Jones

Surely I can learn something new!

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