You "Can" Teach! How to Help Children Learn by Using Everyday Objects (Part 1)
"Can" you believe I am about to write a post about teaching across the curriculum using canned food? This post is the first in a series of posts about how to turn cheap, everyday objects a into powerful teaching tools. For over a decade I have been an elementary school teacher. This series will primarily relate to families and teachers who teach toddlers all the way up to second graders. My daughter is not even two years old but she and I play games with these objects and she doesn't even know she is learning. It's FUN! That is how I feel learning should be most of the time. Sometimes you just have to buckle down and study but most of the time kids learn more through real world experiences that are connected to a strong emotion. Speaking of powerful emotions...BAM! BAM! BAM! I "accidentally" knock over a few cans as I am unpacking the last bag of groceries. My daughter is startled and says "uh oh." AHA-This is a teachable moment...I...