Monday, March 25, 2013

More Spring Teaching Ideas!

Check Out 10 Creative Ways
to Teach the Joy of Spring 

Even if it doesn’t yet feel like spring where you live, the seasons changed last week, and everyone is ready to celebrate. Parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians---take a look at "10 Ways to Teach the Joys of Spring" by Katherine Schulten in the New York Times. Included are fun, engaging ideas for teaching 10 seasonal subjects, from poetry and baseball to Earth Day and April Fools’ Day, all via Times articles, essays and multimedia. Older kids will certainly get a kick out of learning the cultural history of spring break.

To check out all 10 ideas, click here

And be sure to check out the Poetic Spring, March Magic, and April Delights recommended reading booklists on ReadingRockets. org.