Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Historical Figures from Coventry, Rhode Island

General Greene was from Coventry, RI. He was a revolutionary war hero. Please see this video!


Hopkins Hill School-rich education history

Hopkins Hill School has a rich tradition of education excellence. Please see the link below that honors a teacher from Hopkins Hill School

Observation assignment-Hopkins Hill School

Please see the artwork of students at the school I am doing observations at......

http://www.classjump.com/A/Artwork/?section=galleries&gallery_id=17066&image_id=149636

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Teaching children about current events!

While it is important that children receive unbiased information on current events, we must be aware of how totally unfiltered information can be disturbing to a child. The Penn State scandal is a current event story that must be discussed in a more gentle and age appropriate manner.
The current issue of redistricting our representative districts is, in my opinion,. a wonderful discussion point for students in a social studies setting.
http://news.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/2011/12/common-cause-ca.html