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The Environment and The Young Child

  An Essay: “The Impact of the environment upon a young child”   “Education is a natural process...which develops spontaneously in the human being and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.”            ~Maria Montessori~                                                                                                                When we think of the ...

Home Room activities from an experienced teacher

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2 of the time- tested Home room activities I would do with my 4th and 5th graders.   #Homeroomactivities #Sharingideas #Teachernotes    Activity 1   Two Truths and a Lie The objective of this activity is for children to know more about each other and strengthen mutual bond.    Materials: none   Every child thinks of 2 truths(facts) and one lie (made up statement) about himself/herself. Truth or lie may pertain to apparent or hidden likes, dislikes , information about family or friends, physical appearance etc.  e.g.- "My mother tongue is Hindi.    "I take coaching for athletics after my school." " I am shy by nature."   Once everyone has thought of these, each child shares 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves (with a straight face,off course!!)  and the rest of the class (in groups, if the need be) has to guess "The Lie". They will have to know their peers really well to be able to guess their "lie".    It is win-win ...