Forty-six school days from the finish line, I'm ready to teach my students something fun rather than teaching to the damn test coming up next month. Alas, for about 20 more school days, it's a rush to teach the test. So tired of hearing that.
Anyway, as soon as testing is over and it's public knowledge that I'm not going back to my school next year and hope to spend a lengthy time period on the AT, I'm going to let my kids research the trail! I'll tie it into science by having them research the topography, geography, common plant and animals, etc. My hope is, if this does end up being my last year in the classroom, this project will leave a lasting spark of curiosity in one or two kids' minds, and maybe, just maybe, a child will fall in love with the trail and hike it one day.
I'm going to be on the search for good videos or websites that I could use that are kid-friendly to teach the AT....absolutely anything about it!
If you stumble across a resource, can you post the link here? Thanks!
Anyway, as soon as testing is over and it's public knowledge that I'm not going back to my school next year and hope to spend a lengthy time period on the AT, I'm going to let my kids research the trail! I'll tie it into science by having them research the topography, geography, common plant and animals, etc. My hope is, if this does end up being my last year in the classroom, this project will leave a lasting spark of curiosity in one or two kids' minds, and maybe, just maybe, a child will fall in love with the trail and hike it one day.
I'm going to be on the search for good videos or websites that I could use that are kid-friendly to teach the AT....absolutely anything about it!
If you stumble across a resource, can you post the link here? Thanks!
www.appalachiantrailclarity.com - Life on the A.T.
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.
Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere, and sometimes in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself.