What is a food chain or a food web? What is a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or scavenger? To answer question like these I made a set of food web science definition cards for my students. Each card has a picture of an organism to represent each term along with a simple, easy to understand definition. See the sample picture below. It ...

What is a food chain or a food web? What is a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore or scavenger? To answer question like these I made a set of food web science definition cards for my students. Each card has a picture of an organism to represent each term along with a simple, easy to understand definition. See the sample picture below. It ...

BIG, BODACIOUS WORDSThe idea came to me as I was stuck in sleet-induced, rush hour traffic, on my way to work. This is springtime in Colorado! Whilst pondering the question of how to improve the content of my young writers, I saw a bumper sticker with ''supercalifragilistic....etc. '' and the idea was born. Some choice words while sitting in ...

Taking the word wall beyond the wall and into other parts of the early childhood classroom experience.

LiveBinder update: Random Word Generator…Inspire and promote creative thinking with words! #elemchat #spedchat #literacy $4thchat #5thchat Use the random word generator to generate between 1 and 8 random words. Then the thinking begins. Brainstorm (use the words as stimulus for ideas) Play creativity games similar to those you’ll find in ...

It's been a few weeks since I listened to the A.T.Tipscast and just got around to listening to the end of season 2. It shared a great tip for everybody. The tip was for Nightlight Stories. Nightlight Stories are a collaboration between Chris (A.T.Tipscast) and his wife. They are all original stories, and some have a recurring character. Once ...