Academics and the Arts
Academics and the Arts Jan- May 2018 This semester we have seen some excellent projects! Students are creating and learning. Here are some of the lessons we have done this semester. each of these...
States and Capitals – Memorize them to Music!
Here is a song we are learning to memorize all of the states and the capitals. It is a really hard song to learn - even for me - And for even the best singers, too, but third graders across the USA...
Ms. Tara's Manners – Acknowledgements
How to Acknowledge Someone Listen and try to understand Listening usually involves looking at and facing the person talking and not doing anything else Say something to show you understand and show...
Ms Tara's Manners Conversations and Meeting Someone
Ms. Tara’s Manners Phone conversations Ring “Hello. Is this ...........?” Make sure you know who it is “Good to hear from you. “ Or if you are calling, “This is .......” “Is there anything you need...
Academics Through the Arts
Academics through the Arts Make Learning Fun Learn the tough concepts in Language, Mathematics and Science through artistic projects and games. Especially for Kinesthetic and Visual Learners by Ms...
Ms Tara Teaches: Ladybugs, Dragonflies, Bees and Butterflies
Video Text: Ms. Tara Teaches Ladybugs, Dragonflies, Bees and Butterflies Materials: Projected on screen or shown on iPad with each student having a copy (ipad or hardcopy) or hard copies Paper (2...
Applications (Apps) and Instructional Technology
Instructional technology is absolutely vital in our classrooms to provide multi sensory experience and multiple means of access for those otherwise impaired as well as to provide a means of...
Universally Designed Lessons and the 5E model of Scientific Education
The lessons presented on this website are universally designed using real-life stories, movement and music for teaching academic subjects as well as a wealth of memorization techniques to practice...
What is the Universal Design for Learning? What is a UDL Lesson?
In this website I often refer to a UDL Lesson or Universally Designed or even a "Universally Designed Lesson" But what is this exactly? UDL stands for "Universal Design for Learning" or "UDL" and...
Strategies for memorization: mnemonic devices, evidence-based practice
Strategies for memorization: mnemonic devices, evidence-based practice in education. Strategies for learning and memorization: mnemonic devices an evidence-based practice. Mnemonic includes such...