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August Teaching Tips:

Beach and Ocean Science Ideas
Here are some original ideas to bring the beach and ocean into the classroom!

Camera Captures the School Year
"Teacher Martha Richardson includes a disposable camera on her students' supply list for the year -- in return, she gives parents a photographic record of their children's school year. Included: Richardson describes her camera project."
- Education World

Science at the Center of the Integrated Curriculum: Ten Benefits Noted by Head Start Teachers [pdf]
Learn what head start teachers consider the top ten benefits a using science as an integrating concept and share the list with few teachers.
- NAEYC


Online Share-A-Thon

Each month, we provide fresh ideas to teachers who just need a few tips to keep them going. Feel free to incorporate them into your teaching style. Check back at thebeginning of each month for new ideas!

Teaching Activity:

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Make a PhotoCalendar with Your Students!
Select a location outside your classroom or center from which you can photograph a plant, trees or foliage. Mark a spot on the ground and make one photograph from that spot each week during the year. Allow students to take turns being the photographer. Try to include as much plant life as possible in your photographs. If you use a digital camera the students can see their photos immediately. Otherwise, try to get them developed once every two weeks. Have the students record the date on their photographs and add them to a horizontal calendar on the wall of the room. Discuss how the scene looks different (or doesn't) during different times of the year. After you have a full year's worth of images let students compare the photos to what it actually looks like outside and discuss the changes they observed.
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