tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post5678923464248204079..comments2024-03-28T01:54:16.811-04:00Comments on To the Lesson!: States of MatterSashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07813272126525499658noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-35257635296380451922014-04-12T07:38:49.872-04:002014-04-12T07:38:49.872-04:00Yes, the important thing to remember (and somethin...Yes, the important thing to remember (and something I still tell myself) is what you already stated, "…cover what you can in a sensible way that is meaningful and productive for the children..." So true. We all do the best we can with what we have! :-)Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813272126525499658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-40939193729504552482014-04-11T15:58:51.681-04:002014-04-11T15:58:51.681-04:00That makes sense to me! The amount of material is ...That makes sense to me! The amount of material is so vast that it's almost daunting to try and thing of presenting it all, even in a three year cycle! I think the take away is that you cannot cover it all in one year, nor every single last possibility in three years, so cover what you can in a sensible way that is meaningful and productive for the children while you have them…did I get that pretty close?<br /><br />What I appreciate about your classroom in particular is that (not always but consistently) your thread-such as continent studies influence other areas of your classroom(PL and Art come immediately to mind). I think this makes so much sense…you are giving yourself a readily available thought process for works in other areas of the classroom. There is a cohesion and a possibility of depth of understanding-Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473372187576909052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-76005188367574033092014-04-11T14:49:31.270-04:002014-04-11T14:49:31.270-04:00Hi Heather,
Ahh, wouldn't it be great to compa...Hi Heather,<br />Ahh, wouldn't it be great to compare notes? There is always so much to learn from others…! <br />Most of my plans happen as we go along. At the beginning of the year however, I have an idea about what we can cover taking into account the three year cycle that some (not all, unfortunately) are in the classroom. For example, on the first of a three year cycle we might cover concepts such as the Earth, land, air, water, etc. The next year (as we did last year), we broke it down by continent and covered North America, Asia, and Europe. This year, we have done Africa, Antarctica, South America (currently), and after an upcoming break will be Australia. Next year, I think it might be interesting to break it down even more - for example study a specific country within a continent… Does that make sense? In this manner, even if a child is with me for three years, each year is different from the others….Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813272126525499658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-85954702904682476562014-04-11T09:22:58.324-04:002014-04-11T09:22:58.324-04:00I don't know if this sounds silly but I LOVE t...I don't know if this sounds silly but I LOVE that you showed us the control of error! I'm obsessed with figuring out the control of error on works…maybe I need to get out more? <br /><br />I know some people prepare their lessons plans around a monthly theme, some people plan 2 weeks ahead…and I'm sure others figure it out as they go…would you share, just in a basic way…, how you organize and plan your lessons? Or is that trade secret ;D <br /><br />I have a better idea, we meet for brunch and I'll bring a (very large) notebook. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473372187576909052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-41082225800832906272014-04-11T08:40:26.446-04:002014-04-11T08:40:26.446-04:00Oh sorry, I miss it !Oh sorry, I miss it !Familyandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036432331444895376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-1928858620838640222014-04-11T07:05:50.768-04:002014-04-11T07:05:50.768-04:00Montessori Services - check the link in the first ...Montessori Services - check the link in the first sentence of this post! :-)Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813272126525499658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489029184631294133.post-84887894491889254032014-04-11T06:29:39.067-04:002014-04-11T06:29:39.067-04:00Hi Sasha, where can we buy the book ? ThanksHi Sasha, where can we buy the book ? ThanksFamilyandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036432331444895376noreply@blogger.com