Hands-on learning.What better way to learn about anatomy than by building a model skeleton to learn how bones connect with hinge hinge n. A jointed or flexible device that allows the turning or pivoting of a part, such as a door or lid, on a stationary frame. hinge see hinge joint. or ball-and-socket joints ball-and-socket joint, in engineering, mechanical connection used between parts that must be allowed some relative angular motion in nearly all directions. As the name implies, the joint consists essentially of a spherical knob at the end of a shaft, with the knob . This imaginative learning project--and others like it--is central to Rebecca Hudec's science lessons with her fifth graders. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Hands-on projects are critical to my students' understanding of science concepts," says Hudec, who teaches at West Sioux Schools in Hawarden, Iowa Hawarden is a city in Sioux County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,478 at the 2000 census. It is located on the Big Sioux River. Geography Hawarden is located at (43.001145, -96. . New research shows that hands-on projects actually help young children learn better. The Academic Value of Hands-on Craft Projects in Elementary Schools elementary school: see school. found that 72 percent of teachers link their craft projects to the standards. The study also reported that hands-on learning is particularly well suited for visual and kinetic learners, slow readers or writers, and non-native English speakers. "Craft projects allow some of my otherwise-struggling learners to show their real strengths," says Joanna Waldman, a first-grade teacher in Thetford, Vermont Thetford is a town in Orange County, Vermont, in the Connecticut River Valley. Created on August 12, 1761 by way of a royal charter which King George III of England issued to Governor Benning Wentworth of New Hampshire. The population was 2,617 at the 2000 census. . Source: www.hobby.org RELATED ARTICLE: HOW TO MANAGE STRESS? To combat classroom stress, teachers and administrators say: * Establish common planning times for grade levels or teams * Schedule occasional duty-free lunch periods * Develop a teacher buddy system buddy system n. An arrangement in which persons are paired, as for mutual safety or assistance. Noun 1. buddy system for networking and support * Limit faculty meetings to once a month * Minimize classroom interruptions of all types. For more ideas, read The Frazzled Teacher's Wellness Plan, by J. Allen Queen and Patsy S. Queen (Corwin Press, 2003). Reported by Lucille Renwick |
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