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The Benefits of Therapy Dogs in Schools
I am a dog lover. Whenever I see a dog I want to pet it, talk to it and hopefully get some love in return. It’s probably because I didn’t have kids of my own that when I even Iook at a dog, I think “baby“! I tend to coddle them which probably isn’t healthy…
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On-Site Outdoor Education – Learning about Vegetation
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On-Site Outdoor Education – Learning about Vegetation
When students returned to the classroom during the latter half of the covid-19 pandemic, there was almost always a class walk outside, every period, every day. The kids were outside ALOT- even when it was cold. But this was not for learning purposes- rather for fresh, contagion free air. These days, outside walkabouts are almost…
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Organizing Field Trips
The reason for this post is to help anyone who hasn’t organized a field trip before. There is no checklist here, rather some tidbits and (hopefully) helpful information from my own learned lessons that might help anyone who is planning a trip. Of course there is extra work, anxiety and fatigue that comes with organizing…
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“Seedfolks”: Addressing Community in Urban Environments
Seedfolks, a book written by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Judy Pederson is comprised of 13 short stories all revolving around a community garden in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Each chapter connects with another over time. I have used a few of the stories in this book when students were learning about urban…
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Seedfolks Worksheet
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Task Cards & Why You Need Them
If you are a secondary school teacher, task cards are probably not a common item in your tool kit. But let me tell you they should be. I was introduced to them from several vloggers on YouTube who were creating them for their elementary/primary classrooms last year and they can be a game changer! What…
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6 Tips for Gardening Activities in the Classroom
No classroom activity has ever been more welcomed than planting vegetable seeds. It starts with smiling faces and dirty hands, and ends with senses of pride and accomplishment. And it is the gift that keeps on giving. The activity was less than a success my first time around – not having enough soil, pots or…
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Chromebook Tracker
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Chromebook Abuse & How to Manage it
I cannot tell you how frustrated and actually, angry I have been over the past couple of years about students abusing an expensive resource that has been offered to them to use for their benefit for free (yes, parents pay taxes etc. etc. …). Besides the everyday struggle to get the students to plug them…
Welcome!
I’m Robin, a high school Geography & History Teacher, who is also crazy about tourism education. The purpose of this blog is to share what I have learned from my own experiences as a 7-12 educator over the past 24 years. You might have a very different grade and subject niche and therefore different priorities and needs, but I do hope there is something here that helps make teaching better for you and your students.
