A three-part lesson exploring how sound works and how we perceive it. Through classroom experimentssuch as testing how sound travels through different materials and environmentsand neighbourhood sound walks, students will fine-tune their listening skills and develop an appreciation for the subtleties in their surroundings.
Solar eclipses can be a catalyst to understanding the alignment, orbits and relationship of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Ask students, Why dont we have an eclipse every month? before launching into an inquiry of the Moon that uses daily observations, 2D models, informative videos, and classroom discussion to inspire students curiosity about the solar system.
Lesson ideas for investigating insects, exploring their relationship with the local environment, and understanding their influence on a global scale. Different lesson ideas for primary and junior teachers.
Taking children outside to observe nature in winter has its challenges, but colder weather allows curious minds to contemplate the influence of factors like temperature and atmosphere. 7 ideas to engage students in outdoor learning during winter, adaptable for any type of outdoor environment.
Birds spark curiosity in everyone. You can explore how things fly, chart migration patterns across the world, or even design feeders to outsmart a squirrel. Its a chance to take learning outside and make real-world connections.
This year, the kindergarten teaching team at Mine Centre Public School is spending more time in their outdoor classroom than ever before.
Problems that arise in the real-world allow for meaningful classroom discussions about social issues. Currently in Nova Scotia, there is an ongoing debate between Mikmaw and non-Indigenous fishers about the rules around when lobsters can be harvested.
The world beyond the classroom offers a wealth of interesting, relevant materials and spaces with opportunities for counting, sorting, patterning, reasoning, calculating, measuring, surveying, constructing, visualizing, problem-solving, modelling.
The Robertson team traveled this week to Johnny Therriault School at Aroland First Nation (three hours North East of Thunder Bay) to learn about their approach to land-based learning and student well-being.
The Grade Two class at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study travelled to Greenwood Conservation Area to release the salmon alevin they had been caring for in their classroom.
For the third time this school year, the Robertson Program travelled to Mine Centre Public School near Fort Frances to spend time with the kindergarten students at camp, the schools outdoor classroom.
I was recently privileged to attend Anongoohns Kendaasiwin Revitalizing the Art and Science of Star Knowledge, an extraordinary two-day gathering of Elders, Knowledge Keepers, educators and scientists, aimed at developing curriculum through a mutual sharing of Indigenous and Western understandings of the cosmos and our place in it.