Getting back to school in April 2021 will be as challenging as shutting down schools in April 2020. Last year at this time teachers at all academic levels, K-12, community colleges and universities, had to take their lessons they had created for face to… Continue Reading “Leaving the classroom 2020 and going back 2021”
Reflection is casting back a light or showing an image. My vision for this year has been to write a nonfiction children’s picture book with a science, technology, engineering and math theme for children in grades K-3 and work to have a completed children’s… Continue Reading “Midyear check in”
January is a time of new beginnings. We make promises and resolutions to ourselves that are often broken within the first two weeks. My personal resolution for the 2020 year is to write more often. Or if I am not writing then I must… Continue Reading “Attending SCBWI Beach Retreat in San Simeon Jump Started My Year of Writing”
On April 20, 2019 at 11 AM at Playa Vista Library, I spoke with a group of children and their parents. The goals of my presentation were two-fold including: providing an engaging and edifying experience for the children; and giving the parents an opportunity… Continue Reading “STEM for 4 year olds”
The first 3 phases of the 5-E Lesson Plan (Engage, Explore, and Explain) prepare the students for phase 4 – Elaborate. In this stage of the 5 E’s students will expand their conceptual understanding of the content of the lesson. They should develop a… Continue Reading “Kindergarten Lessons Ain’t what they use to be. Part III of my blog series about the STEM 5-E Lesson Plan.”
Howard Gardener’s definition of intelligence uses 3 primary and overarching categories: ability to create an effective product or service that is valued in a culture set of skills that make it possible for a person to solve problems in life the potential for finding… Continue Reading “Kindergarten Lessons Ain’t What They Use to Be. Part II of My Blog Series about the STEM 5-E Lesson Plan.”
Illustrator of art from Look At Me, Look At Me-Can You Guess My Specialty?: Lori Ann Levy-Holm