I'll be honest...I didn't read the entire chapter this month. I actually woke up this morning at 5:00 with an "oh, crap" thought that with pregnant brain, I spaced it. It's very difficult for me to get into a chapter about science when science isn't a subject that I teach in my classroom or ever expect to teach in my classroom. I know that sounds terrible, but when I took over this class 5 years ago, the previous teacher had huge goals of teaching the kids about rocks. That teacher quit in November of his first year in the classroom. The students never learned about rocks, the staff was more concerned about the students being able to follow a schedule, raise their hands in group, SIT in a group, and not be quite as physical.
I really try and work hard to make each chapter pertain to my students, however, last month and this month especially, that just has NOT been my strong point. Sorry. :(
Well at least your "pregnant brain" didn't forget about the classes tonight! :) Do your students ever have free choice activities that explore "science-like" concepts? The one that came to my mind was water. Not knowing your students, I can only guess that a water activity (like a water sensory table) might be interesting activity, or maybe it would be complete chaos...
ReplyDeleteI am with you Kari. I am trying to make this chapter fit with my teaching. I don't think "out of the box" very well.
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