The holidays are magical for kids. One time a year activities are anticipated and never seem to get old but and bring such joy every year. That is how I feel when I teach music from November through December. I look forward to some of my favorite lessons with my...
Who doesn’t love a good obstacle course? Obstacles courses have been around for years, they are nothing new, but always exciting. The cool thing about them is that anything can be used to make one, but all good courses involve climbing, running, jumping and...
Teaching Health class is always fun and interesting because it’s finally a chance for me to see students in their classroom. Usually, I see them either out on the field or in the gym in the element of being challenged physically, but Health class is more of a...
Renowned psychologist Jean Piaget notes, “Play is the work of childhood.” and Mr. Rogers elaborates on this statement by saying “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning.” In a school setting,...
Among other things happening in the Beluga classroom this week, we have been exploring interesting adjectives. Autumn naturally lends itself to adjectives because there are so many things about it which appeal to our senses –the sight of the brilliant colors of...
By Peter Johnson, Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher As we all know, play is an important part of being a child, as well as a great way to learn many fundamental life skills. Although most of our associations with play may be dominated by images of...
