Sentences with phrase «at play in the classroom»

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But I discovered that these young innovators were far more intrinsically motivated, and when I looked at the pattern of what parents and teachers had both done to encourage intrinsic motivation, I found a kind of remarkable emphasis in the classrooms and among the parents of play, passion and purpose.

If you want to get a sneak peek at what the Christian community will be talking about in 5 - 10 years, just spend some time on a Christian college campus.From evolution to religious pluralism to homosexuality, the issues that play out on the national scene often begin in classrooms, late - night dorm room discussions, and chapel services.

And when I was at school I once came across a group of kids playing strip poker in a classroom.

At best, the harvest of salad greens (for example) can make a nice big salad that every student in one classroom can enjoy as part of a class lesson (and here the teacher's creativity comes into play — the lesson can be math, with the kids figuring what percentage of the salad is romaine and what percent arugula, or it can be science, or even spelling.)

Parent trainer Zweiback recommends that children role - play «school» at home with dolls and stuffed animals as a nonthreatening way to practice being in the classroom.

Kids who play sports are better at following instructions and staying focused in the classroom, University of Montreal researchers find.

As a teacher I was constantly surprised at the creative ways children would transform the simple playthings in our classroom: a wooden block would become a cell phone, seashells would become tea cups, acorns would become money exchanged at the play store.

This rain cloud experiment would be a fun activity in a classroom, at a play date, or birthday party.

When we change from traditional universal free breakfast to universal free classroom breakfast we see a 300 to 500 % increase in participation at that school because we have removed several barriers to participation including the stigma of the free and reduced meal program, students who arrive at school just before the bell or who would rather play and socialize during the traditional before school breakfast period.

This winter in the San Francisco Bay Area, many children will sit in classrooms and play on the jungle gyms at recess and then go home to attentive parents who work hard to give them every advantage in life.

Using statistical models, the researchers looked at two factors in kindergarten — children's executive function and exposure to play in the classroom — and how they contributed to the students» participation in different extracurricular activities in 8th grade.

In fact, of those teachers who use video games in the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in JunIn fact, of those teachers who use video games in the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in Junin the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in Junin June.

«Because we know memory is a crucial cognitive skill for school learning, practice at playing games that challenge memory should, in theory, lead to improvements in classroom behavior and academic skills,» she says.

In this second of two Responsive Classroom articles, Education World looks at how Responsive Classroom practices play out in schools and classroomIn this second of two Responsive Classroom articles, Education World looks at how Responsive Classroom practices play out in schools and classroomin schools and classrooms.

«When play enters the classroom, it transforms everything,» says Peyton, who began his teaching career in 1971 at an inner city high school in New Haven, Connecticut.

An attempt at continuous provision for display in different areas of EYFS classrooms; role play, sand and water area, writing area and snack table.

Riley hopes the research findings catalogued in «The Science of Learning» can lead to a broader discussion at education schools and in the field at large about the role of cognition and how it plays out in classrooms.

With all these forces in play, whether at the district or federal level, it can be disheartening and daunting for an educator to create learning in the classroom.

According to faculty at JSIS, full - time, native - speaking teachers and instructional assistants in immersion classrooms play an important role in the success of the international school model, particularly in the younger grades.

After working with gifted students for six years ~ I have spent time with them in the classroom ~ at lunch ~ playing games at recess ~ and met with their parents.

Skills Reinforced: - Making change from a $ 1.00, $ 5.00, $ 10.00, and $ 20.00 - Recognizing coins and coin values - Recognizing currency - Mental Math - Making change from larger dollar amounts This Counting Bills and Coins - Making Change Activities include: -5 shopping math cards (more can be added)(Laminate for longer use in the classroom or at home)- making change mat (laminate for longer use in the classroom or at home)- two making change worksheets for extra practice - printable: $ 1.00, $ 5.00, $ 10.00, and $ 20.00 denominations (Laminate for longer use in the classroom or at home)- printable coins (1 cents, 5 cents, 10 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents)(Laminate for longer use in the classroom or at home)- Play money.

If you would have told people that cinematography had any role to play in the classroom at the turn of last century, they would have called you nuts as well.

As at any level of K - 12 education, teachers» technology skills and interest also play a major role in how much computers are used in the high school classroom.

So talk to them, ask how their weekends went, give them high - fives in the hallway, smile across the lunchroom at them, make a special point to ask about their schoolwork while you are conducting classroom walk - throughs, play tag on the playground with them whatever contact you can make, make it.

Stepping into a classroom at Opal School, a small public charter school in Portland, Oregon, is an invitation to wonder, play, and be provoked.

Next time you are in a classroom, at a parents evening or a school play or assembly, spend a minute or two thinking about the chair you are sitting on and ask yourself if you are comfortable --(I predict that you won't be), ask yourself if you would like to sit in that chair all day and finally ask yourself whether you think these are adequate for children with their soft bones and developing spines.

Like the communal unity of a church, a school is often more than the sum of its buildings, and it is crucial to ensure that all pupils are given access to play at school and to recognise both the learning and health value of this and act now on childhood obesity, both in and out of the classroom.

Then, throughout the year, Richardson took photos of the children at events, such as holiday parties, as well as participating in classroom activities, including singing, reading, playing, and working on the computer.

Education World looks at how Responsive Classroom practices play out in schools and classrooms.

At Annie Purl Elementary School, a public school in Georgetown, Texas, the outdoor classroom is a multipurpose space used for play, instruction, making, science experiments, and collaborative activities.

The Google Play Store for Android devices is full of wonderful apps that can be used to support learning in your classroom and extend this practice at home.

Chris Smith, head of education technology at Essex Education Services believes that software enabling this sort of collaborative approach will play an important part in the classroom.

Social media has a huge role to play, not only in establishing a successful classroom but to engage students (and adults) in engaging, instant learning at the click of a button.

\ nThey are what we will laminate and put in the classroom areas to show children how many can play there at a time and who is in charge of tidying there (each child is given an area of the class to be in charge of!)

Word searches - 2 word searches with words and pictures Writing pages - a collection of photocopiable sheets with toy themed borders Writing worksheets - a collection of worksheets with toy pictures and lines below for writing My favourite toy - draw and write about your favourite toy Word mat - an A4 word mat with words and pictures to use for writing activities Number line - a number line to 100 on colourful toys Alphabet line - a colourful alphabet line Flash cards - word and picture cards of lots of different toys Design a toy - a worksheet for your toy design Colouring pictures - a collection of colouring sheets Tracing pictures - pencil control sheets - great for younger children Book cover - a book cover to colour to use to keep all the topic work together Bingo - print and make this colourful toy themed bingo game Matching pairs game - match the toys Number dominoes - a toy themed game Label the toys - label some different toys Counting cards - cards with numbers 1 - 10 and the corresponding number of toys Size ordering - order the Russian dolls in size order - in colour and black and white Literacy worksheets - match labels to toys, write initial sounds, write words to describe different toys Play dough mats - a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area Old toys posters - colourful posters showing some old toys Old and new posters - compare the old and new versions of some different toys Baby and child toys - an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity Our favourite toys - find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little Push and pull - look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move Write a story - a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys Make some toys - photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board Toy shop role play pack - a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much Play dough mats - a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area Old toys posters - colourful posters showing some old toys Old and new posters - compare the old and new versions of some different toys Baby and child toys - an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity Our favourite toys - find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little Push and pull - look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move Write a story - a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys Make some toys - photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board Toy shop role play pack - a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much play dough area Old toys posters - colourful posters showing some old toys Old and new posters - compare the old and new versions of some different toys Baby and child toys - an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity Our favourite toys - find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little Push and pull - look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move Write a story - a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys Make some toys - photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board Toy shop role play pack - a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much play pack - a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much more

Well, actually, there are two parts to that assumption: the first is that we at CityBridge believe that teachers can play a pivotal role in redesigning schools through the work they do in their classrooms, and the second is that teachers in our programs believe the same.

Heather Snavely asks a student to stay seated while playing math games in her classroom at Our Lady of Hungary Catholic school in South Bend.

Given the important role that assessment plays in the classroom, at the school and district level, and at the state and federal level, it still amazes many how little educators really know about them.

During pickups and play dates, in classrooms and at lunch, parents and students would ask one another: «Are you opting out?»

KyLeigh Millington, left, and Da'ionna Powers play instruments along with a musical track in Spanish in their preschool classroom at Houston Elementary School.

As state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf presents his «Education State of the State» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the state.

They all valued the diverse resources around them — professors, fellow students, mentor teachers, department chairs, colleagues at their practicum sites, the advisory group — and all of them envisioned collaboration playing a central role in their careers ahead in the classroom.

She creates ways for students to get involved at the school outside of the classroom, such as assisting students in performing the play The Nutcracker each year.

Students explore the visual and performing arts in the classroom and as extracurricular activities, and more than 85 percent of Upper School students play on at least one of our many athletic teams.

School transportation and the driver behind the wheel each morning and afternoon play a pivotal role in the education process by providing safe passage for students, ensuring that students are at school, and extending the positive school climate beyond the classroom.

The education newsletter Chalkbeat has been taking a look at the ways school discipline policies play out in classrooms, and spent time asking students and teachers about moments that changed them — times they just lost their cool, or saw others lose theirs.

Google has come up with a new app aimed at optimizing the use of tablets in classrooms in sync with its Google Play for Education program, introduced earlier in the month.

In other instances the teacher may find it better to use recordings of radio programs which can be played back at a time when they fit in best with the classroom needIn other instances the teacher may find it better to use recordings of radio programs which can be played back at a time when they fit in best with the classroom needin best with the classroom needs.

Vinny's own dogs are trained as a classroom demonstration dogs, are Certified Therapy Dogs, have earned titles in agility and obedience, Nosework and «play» at sheepherding.

Hexen and Heretic also hold a special place as they were games that we used to play at school in the IT classroom in Lan battles.