Thursday, March 14, 2019

Your Interests Matter to Me


Friend "K" has recently made little obstacle courses during Work Time.  One of the best ways to enhance learning in the classroom is to build on the student's inherent interests.  They are motivated to learn about subjects and ideas that they are personally invested in.  The brain readily incorporates the new information and experiences in relation to what they already know, making learning both easy and exponential!  Additionally, using their interests in the classroom also promotes better teacher-student interactions by demonstrating the love that the teacher has for the child in a real and tangible way.

With that being said, check out our Leprechaun Obstacle Course!

Step 1: Carefully navigate the coney forest.

Step 2:  Leprechaun Jig (hop or skip) through the hoops.


Step 3:  Navigate the windy river.







Step 4: Run through the rainbow to the pot of gold at the end!  (Take home leprechaun house and bag of gold to catch a leprechaun this weekend!)

What's with the "Names?"

For new readers of the blog, this post is an explanation of the "names" Ms. Harmony uses when she writes about the school happe...

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