Here’s how we made our sign language puppet 1-2-3. All you need is: an over-sized stuffed animal with floppy arms, an old long sleeved shirt (that you don’t mind cutting), a rubber band (or hair elastic), scissors, and a pair of gloves. I’ve seen people cut the arms off the
Learn to Become a Better Communicator with the Communication Model Communication models conceptualize the way in which people send, receive, process and respond to information. Claude Elwood Shannon and Warren Weaver developed one of the first widely accepted communication models in 1949 for the telephone company Bell. Since that time,
Time to get signing! The ABC Signs program incorporates over 120 real American Sign Language signs into fun and catchy rhymes. Today’s ASL letter is the letter B. You will learn the ASL sign for B the ASL sign for butterfly the ASL sign for baby the ASL sign for
Does your school mandate a word wall? I know many schools do. And that’s not a bad thing, at all, they are actually really awesome! One thing I didn’t want to do, however, was slap a bunch of words up on my board without student involvement. So I came up
In the last post we looked at Color as an Element of Design. We found some other fun stuff relating to color that we think you’ll enjoy. First up, check out these Optical Illusions based on Color: Next, consider these practical applications of complementary colors: 1. Do you know
One of the hardest topics to teach in Geometry has to be congruent triangle proofs. Identifying properties and theorems in order to develop and reason through a proof is not something that happens in a day. Students need practice- and LOTS of it! One thing I try to do is mix up
How often do we see students rush through their work and not check their answers? Even if it’s a test or a quiz, many students don’t look back. For this reason, I was on the hunt for a good collaborative activity, especially one that would hold my students accountable for their
This post comes from Jenny Knappenberger, an art teacher and very good friend of Gina Wilson from All Things Algebra! Emotion Sensory Bottles: Recently I watched the movie, Inside Out with my daughter (who is 3) – okay, who am I kidding, we’ve watched it MANY times. I truly think