Feb
29
This is a really interesting video. After all, why would you let your children do dangerous things? When doing dangerous, unpredictable and offbeat things, well, that is often when the most learning occurs. Of course, you should supervise carefully if you’re doing something like this, but this video is a neat reminder that learning can be a messy process. So stop reading my comments and watch the video.
Feb
25
I like playing with computers and the Internet in my classes whenever I can. This slide, though it’s not my own, gives some idea why I find it so fascinating. With computers there are just so many more possibilities.
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Feb
22
Bembo’s Zoo and the Alphabet
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I haven’t seen the book, Bembo’s Zoo, that this page is based around, but if the site is any indication, the book must be marvellous. The site is simply an illustration of the alphabet, probably suitable for Kindergarten or Grade 1 (or even preschool). To say more than that would take away the magic of this particular website. You have to see it.
Feb
20
Learning the U.S. state capitals
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I’ve come across a neat little game to help you learn the capitals of the U.S. states. You pick a state and it gives you three cities to pick from. If you get it right, it lets you know, but if you get it wrong you get to try again. When you’ve gone through all fifty states, it lets you know how many guesses you had to make and urges you to practice until you can get all fifty state capitals on the first try.
As a Canadian social studies teacher, I’d have to say it wasn’t too hard to get the capitals all right (though I’d have to confess to eight wrong guesses) since the three cities you get to guess from are always (I think) from different states. That makes it a whole lot easier than giving you cities from the same state to guess from. While this means this game may not be for advanced geography students, it is a nice game for kids new to the study of U.S. geography.
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