I show teachers how to make kids feel like they're traveling the world. I've been teaching for 18 years and have spoken at educator conferences in multiple countries. My 30+ travel lessons are made for early childhood students and cover places aroudnd the globe ๐
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Hi Reader, My class "traveled" to Greece this past Friday. They had their one item from the packing list, the lesson was up on our smartboard, and we were ready to start learning...and then the school office called our room. "Mrs. DePasquale, *Emily's mom (name's been changed) is here to pick her up early for an appointment. Please send her to the office." Emily's shoulders dropped as she was clutching the one item she had chosen to bring in for the lesson. It was her swimsuit top because she knew the class was going to pretend to do something water-related during our lesson about Greece. I put my hand on her shoulder and gently guided her out of our classroom and to the office. A few minutes after I returned to the classroom, our phone rang. It was the same secretary calling me again. "Excuse me, Mrs. DePasquale, but Emily's mom wants to know if Emily will get to go to Greece if she comes back to the classroom for a few minutes. Her mother can come back in a little bit to get her for the appointment." Yes! So Emily returned to the classroom, still clutching her swimsuit. We "traveled" to Greece and the students pretended to go to the islands of Hydra, Santorini, and Mykonos. They used play euros to "buy" Greek food, learned about how there are no cars or bicycles in Hydra, pretended to cliff dive in Santorini, and compared shops in Mykonos to our own stores here where we live. Emily's mom came back to pick her up right when we had finished the lesson and the students were starting their drawing activity. Emily asked if she could take her paper home to finish coloring over the weekend and informed me she'd bring it back on Monday. I can't wait to see what she draws! This example of Emily was just another reminder to me of how much kids want to learn about the world. Although it may have been frustrating for her mom to have to return later to get her, it showed she wanted to be in school and learning. I love that. Later this week, my class will pretend to travel to the Scottish Highlands, where they'll meet some adorable highland cows. I can't wait for them to see this region of Scotland. Next week I'll share some information about the Scottish highland cows for you to enjoy with your students. Have a wonderful week! ๐ โ |
โTrisha DePasquale
I show teachers how to make kids feel like they're traveling the world. I've been teaching for 18 years and have spoken at educator conferences in multiple countries. My 30+ travel lessons are made for early childhood students and cover places aroudnd the globe ๐
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