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1. Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn News!
As summer heats up, one wonders what the frogs are up to. Are they still croaking like crazy? Can they find enough water to swim around in when droughts hit. Do frogs hibernate in summer?
Pull up a lily pad and listen to the story of Grandfather Frog, hop around the hundreds board, and leave you...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:43:19
2. Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:43:19
How do you feel about Gray Wolves? What do you know about wolves in general? Do wolves really dress in Grandma's clothes and eat little girls?
Learn about the anatomy of these fascinating canines, where they live, their distinctive features and how they raise their young as well as the ways that...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:13:42
3. Do You Know a Fancy Nancy? News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:13:42
Do you have a Fancy Nancy in your house? A Fancy Nancy likes sparkles and glitter, lace and tulle. No amount of jewelry is too much. Tutus, boas, and satin are the latest fashion and she will wear them anywhere.
Fancy Nancy is not just for little girls. I find that boys also like to dress-up as ...
Parenting & Kids - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:27:51
4. Tiger Island: The Awesome Pawsome News!Parenting & Kids - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:27:51
Tiger Island Zoo is raising tigers in order to save the gene pool of these endangered big cats. Sign a Petition to Save Tigers and learn tiger facts. And the Awesome Pawsome are born! Taj, Sultan, Rama and Sita come into the world, and Taj is the hoped-for white tiger! Sita, the only female, wi...
Animals & Nature - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:23:53
5. Take Home Literacy Bags News!Animals & Nature - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:23:53
TAKE HOME LITERACY BAGS are a fun way to help children share what they are learning with their families. Children take these literacy bags home, read the stories, do the activities with their families and then write about their experiences in the journal.
With time and a bit of organization you ...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:41:39
6. Hands-on Math News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:41:39
Children learn and truly understand mathematical concepts best when engaged in hands-on activities and games. By manipulating everyday objects, playing games and finding out ways of solving everyday problems children gain a true understanding of the concepts. Only with this understanding does the...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:29:29
7. Beginning to Read News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:29:29
Mrs. Wishy Washy and The Big Bad Pig are inviting you all beginning readers to join them in the adventure of learning to read. Learn how to make Word Walls, Literacy Bags, activities for Center Time and lots, lots, more.
You will find suggested beginning reading books, games, and activities to p...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:51:20
8. What happened to RECESS? News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:51:20
Do you remember the games you played during recess as a child? Think about all the physical activity that involved and what you learned from those recess games.
Did you know that more and more recess is being replaced by testing and homework? While children are becoming fatter and fatter, school...
How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:04:11
9. Astronomy Activities: Its a Starry Starry Classroom News!How-To & Education - Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:04:11
From Astronomy to Art this lens will give you dozens of ideas, resources, hints and tricks to create starry-themed activities for both homeschool families and classrooms. Learn about Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Starry Night painting technique. Listen to Don McClean's tribute to Van Gogh. Sing Twin...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:07:19
10. Raccoons in the Corn News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:07:19
Raccoons love to investigate. In this unit study we will be investigating the lives of raccoons with both fiction and non-fiction books, sensory table explorations and even a visit from a wild raccoon.
Let Bobby Coon teach you about life on the Green Meadow and find out what threatens the farmer...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:36:04
11. Adjectives: A Unit Study for Valentines Day News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:36:04
Fill the day with arts, crafts, science experiments and ways to say I Love You. Pour out your feelings of love throughout the day.
But it's not Valentine's Day you say? No Problem, these activities adapt to any other day or holiday.
You will find bulletin boards, games, word walls and math acti...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:57:47
12. Printing With Coffee News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:57:47
Cafegrafia, or Coffee Art, the unique process of developing photographs using coffee as a pigment was invented by Saul Bolanos. His photos are of Costa Rican Coffee processing from a century ago. In this lens you will also learn how coffee is now produced at Cafe Britt in Costa Rica. So... pour ...
Food & Cooking - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:47
13. Bluebirds: Classroom Meadow Theme News!Food & Cooking - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:47
Summer nears and the bluebirds start nesting along the fenceline. The children are fascinated with the way they fly back and forth to build their nests. They become the focus of our next Unit Study, Bluebirds of the Meadow.
As your little bluebirds flit from place to place they will find educati...
How-To & Education - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:11:36
14. Natural Bathroom Decor News!How-To & Education - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:11:36
Do you wish to change your bathroom? Does your bathroom feel old, outdated, or just not your style? You can add a sense of elegance to any bathroom with accessories made from natural materials.
In this lens you will find bathroom accessories made from stone, cotton, jute, metal, wood and living ...
DIY & Hobbies - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:42
15. Hamtaro News!DIY & Hobbies - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:42
Hamtaro is an adventurous and curious hamster who belongs to a girl named Laura (named Amy in the original books), and who secretly leads a society of hamsters called the Ham-hams. While he rescues hamsters in trouble and goes on huge adventures, he still manages to keep his escape route and adve...
Entertainment - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:04
16. Games: A Fun Way to Learn News!Entertainment - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:04
What do kids do best? Play of course. Why not encourage this natural tendency by providing your children with great entertaining games that just happen to be educational as well.
Educational Games such as Mancala and Set teach math concepts. Go Fish and Concentration are educational card games ...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:53:04
17. Lemmings: Arctic Classroom Theme News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:53:04
When the winds start to howl and the snow begins to blow you can capture your student's attention with this innovative Arctic Unit Study focusing on lemmings.
Your little lemmings will be excited to learn with a theme that includes little furry creatures that eagerly follow along as you lead the...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:51:10
18. Alligator Pie, Alligator Pie... News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:51:10
Alligator Pie is a great poem for introducing the alligator theme. Use it in a reading chart and then go on to learn about the alligators.
Alligators bring us eye to eye with the watery, muddy world of the swamp.
Write a poem or explore an alligator hole. Get wet, muddy and excited about readin...
Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:58:31
19. Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid News!Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:58:31
Garner Rix was just 12 when he moved with his father, pregnant mother, two sisters and three brothers from a farm in Connecticut to a log cabin on the banks of the White River, a place that would one day be called Royalton, Vermont.
He helped his father dig stumps and built roads.
He was captur...
How-To & Education - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:52:54
20. Riverdance: Traditional Step Dancing News!How-To & Education - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:52:54
Riverdance intrigues me. The rapid leg movements of the traditional Irish Step Dancing are a form of dance that I had never known or experienced until I saw Riverdance. How can they move their feet so rapidly without moving the rest of their bodies? It seems so much more controlled and precise th...
Arts & Literature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:03:56
21. Purple Gallinules of the Everglades News!Arts & Literature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:03:56
Gallinules are spectacular creatures. The can be found walking on water lilies in the canals throughout the Everglades.
One day we took a trip to the Everglades and saw a Purple Gallinule for the first time. It's vibrant colors are unbelievable. We just had to learn more about them.
The excitem...
Animals & Nature - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:42:07
22. Its Raining! Its Pouring! News!Animals & Nature - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:42:07
Water, rain, puddles, wetness...
This lens will give you dozens of ideas, resources, hints and tricks to create water-themed rainy activities for both homeschool families and classrooms.
There are endless possibilities to spark the interest of your wet little raindrops with this Watery Unit Stu...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:10:33
23. Woodchucks: How much learning could a Woodchuck teach if a Woodchuck could teach school? News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:10:33
Woodchucks chuck wood and Groundhogs determine the coming of spring. They eat your garden, dig holes under the porch but look adorable when they are first born and start to venture out of their dens.
Watching the woodchuck babies venturing out from under the porch inspired us to do study these c...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:42:00
24. River Otters: Playful Friends of our society! News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:42:00
Learn about River Otters through games and hands-on learning centers. Decorate you classroom with a Woodlands Riverbank Theme.
Learn the habits of River Otters, the food they eat and how they raise their young. You will find suggestions for both fiction and non-fiction books about river otters a...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:22:23
25. Love Actually News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:22:23
Love Actually is a romantic comedy film that looks at love in all it's various guises. With comedy, tragedy, love and hope it helps to counteract the feeling of hopelessness caused by 911 and the Wars being waged around the world.
It is one of the best movies I have ever seen. After watching thi...
Movies & TV - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:49:29
26. Word Walls and Pointers News!Movies & TV - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:49:29
Word walls are a collection of words for beginning readers to use to promote learning in reading and writing.
WordWalls are most effective when the children help to generate them. This lens will point out various types of WordWalls used in classrooms, how they can be used to promote reading and ...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:52:11
27. Animal Tracks Unit Study News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:52:11
When you study nature it is often hard to get close to the animals you are studying but often they leave their tracks. Learning to recognize the tracks of the animals that live near you will let your know which ones are visiting you.
Animal tracks are are also clues to the animal's habits. They ...
Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:50:05
28. Common Rodents: Rats and Mice News!Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:50:05
After reading this sentence, close your eyes and think of the word "rodent", then think of the first rodent that comes to mind. It's a mouse or rat, right? Of course it is!
Rats and mice are perhaps the most common rodents other than lemmings (yes, I mean those cute lil' fuzzballs running off cl...
Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:26:34
29. The Redwall Series! News!Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:26:34
Brian Jacques definitely started an exciting series when he published his first book, "Redwall". The book was a great tale of a horde of rats attacking a large abbey for animals, and a young mouse's rise to Warrior of Redwall Abbey (see below in the "Summaries" sections).
This lens contains summ...
Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:38:16
30. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse: A Mouse Unit Study News!Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:38:16
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse welcomes everyone to his nest where learning never ends. He has dozens of mouse related activities to teach young children across the curriculum.
Whitefoot welcomes homeschoolers, teachers, parents and children to turn into mice, scurry through the tunnels and sniff out ...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:44:33
31. Flip the Pancake and Sing about Waffles News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:44:33
You can make the best waffles and pancakes with the cast iron griddles and pure Vermont Maple Syrup.
To get you in the mood you gotta check out the video "Do you like pancakes?" My daughter drew the cats that keep popping up around the Waffles.
So flip the pancakes and pour on the syrup...
Food & Cooking - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:12:33
32. Teaching from the Heart News!Food & Cooking - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:12:33
This lens will tell you about some famous and not so famous teachers, methods of teaching and ways to engage children in learning.
Think about the great teachers you have known who truly care about children. They inspire children to do their best and at the same time make learning fun. They crea...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:19:43
33. Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a TeacherHow-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:19:43
My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The lenses I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation.
I believe that each topic studied needs to be looked at through multi-sensory ac...
People - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:57:03
34. Animals that Lay Eggs News!People - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:57:03
Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs. Most people know that all other birds do as well but have you ever thought about all the other animals that lay eggs?
This unit explores eggs and egg layers. You will find dozens of ideas for teaching about Oviparous animals across the curriculum from learn...
Animals & Nature - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:59:15
35. Creatures of the Woodlands News!Animals & Nature - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:59:15
It is Springtime! The little Woodland Creatures are building nests, peaking their heads out of their dens and preparing to bring new life to the forest. The Thornton Burgess Books, such as Old Mother Westwind, are just full of charming woodland creatures that bring the forest to life. Read the st...
Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:03:31
36. The Kissing Hand News!Animals & Nature - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:03:31
The first day of school can be very traumatic for both children and their parents. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a wonderful tale of a mother raccoon reassuring her baby that he will have a great night at school and that the kiss she leaves on his hand will warm his heart whenever he presses...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:50
37. John Holt: Unschooling News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:46:50
After teaching for several years John Holt realized that children learn best when the are learning what they want to learn.
He then went on to write many books about Homeschooling, started the magazine Growing Without Schooling and coined the term "unschooling".
Unschooling is learning based on...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:48:38
38. Beaver Unit Study News!How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:48:38
Paddy the Beaver knew perfectly well that he would have visitors just as soon as he began to build his dam. He expected a lot of them. You see he knew that none of them ever had seen a Beaver at work unless perhaps it was Prickly Porky the Porcupine, who also had come down from the North. So as h...
How-To & Education - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:44
39. A Walk in the Woods HeadquartersHow-To & Education - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:26:44
A Walk in the Woods
Whether connecting with my children, a friend or just distressing from a long day of work my favorite pastime is a walk in the woods. The woods are quiet, peaceful and still but at the same time there is always something going on if you open your eyes and look around.
The Wa...
Animals & Nature - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:34:05
40. The Three Bears News!Animals & Nature - Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:34:05
There are the three bears that Goldilocks encountered but in Alaska there are also three types of real bears.
(Ok, Four if you count the Kodiak but it fits the tale better to combine the Kodiak with the Brown or Grizzly Bears.)
The three best known bears are all found in Alaska. Polar Bears, of...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:37:59
41. The Three Billy Goats Gruff News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:37:59
Learn about goats and the classic tale of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Read both fiction and non-fiction, make graphs, build bridges and play lots of games.
Make your own books, present plays and do craft projects.
Build a bridge to learning...
How-To & Education - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:14:08
42. Unit Studies HeadquartersHow-To & Education - Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:14:08
Unit Studies: Fun, Active, and Creative Learning Join our group to share your ideas for making learning fun, active and creative for all. Reading each of the lenses in this group will help each of us discover new ideas and inspire new lenses. Please read and rate several lenses each week. I inten...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:03:10
43. Wardsboro 4th of July Street Fair News!How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:03:10
This small Vermont town fair began back in 1949 when community members were brainstorming ideas to raise money and has turned into a celebration that brings people back year after year.
Some people look forward to building floats and others watching the parade. There are the famous home-baked pi...
Travel - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:57:00
44. Skip Count, Skip Count, Count by Twos News!Travel - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:57:00
Skip Counting is what you do when you count by 10's, 5's or 2's. All young children learn to Skip Count but did you realize that this is one of the beginning steps to learning multiplication.
This lens has rhymes, songs and activities for teaching Skip Counting as well as multiplication and divi...
How-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:45:45
45. Rodents R Us! HeadquartersHow-To & Education - Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:45:45
Rodents R Us!
Hiyas! I'm up with rodent lenses! It's helpful for teachers and such!
Animals & Nature - Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:39:19
46. Responsive ClassroomAnimals & Nature - Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:39:19
Teaching good behavior involves breaking down into small steps the behaviors expected of children and actively teaching the skills involved.
Start with an empty slate and build upon it step by step.
You will find dozens of activities, suggestions, ideas and strategies for managing your classroo...
How-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:39:10
47. King Bidgoods in the BathtubHow-To & Education - Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:39:10
King Bidgood's om the Bathtub is a wonderful story by Audrey and Don Wood about a king who loves baths and playing in the bathtub. It is a great jumping off point for studying Medieval Times, Hygiene, or sorting and categorizing.
So Rub a dub, dub, let's start learning what we'll take in the tub.
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48. Pumpkins and Place Value- Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:15:53
In our decimal number system, the value of a digit depends on its place, or position, in the number. Each place has a value of 10 times the place to its right.
A number in standard form is separated into groups of three digits using commas.
Children need lots of hands-on experiences with conver...
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