Silvia Tolisano of the Langwitches Blog shared in this post how a teacher from Argentina is trying to help her first graders learn about the “tooth” traditions of other countries. Students are invited to add to this Flipgrid their own stories about what happens when they hit that favorite milestone of losing a tooth. Similar to … Read more
I finally got around to trying this Mother’s Day idea this year – with a bit of green screen magic mixed in. My GT first graders have been researching different countries, so they each made a Mother’s Day video for their moms incorporating some of their research. After talking about perspective, and what they thought … Read more
My gifted and talented first graders study geography and choose different countries to research. @storymamas recently tweeted about a book called, This is How We Do It, by Matt Lamothe, and I thought it would be a good resource to use with this class. Children like to see the differences and similarities of places around … Read more
“We Love Maps” was the most recent theme for the bi-annual Barbara Petchenik Children’s Map Competition. The contest is open to entries from children all over the world who are 15 years old or younger, and it really is amazing to see the creativity displayed in the wide range of winners chosen by judges at the … Read more
For this week’s Phun Phriday, we have a collection of unusual maps that you probably won’t find in any atlas. Don’t worry; these aren’t election maps (they are far more interesting, in my opinion). First of all, head on over to this article on Thrillest to find out the favorite television shows in each of … Read more
My 1st graders are learning a little geography at the moment as they program their Dash robot to hunt for treasure amongst the continents. As I was looking for some supplemental resources, I ran across this brain-twisting quiz from Mental Floss. It’s deceptively difficult. The concept is simple: select all of the states from the … Read more