Make Learning an Experience

     My sister is a fourth-grade teacher, and I learn a lot about teaching by listening to her. Her classes are always fun! The other day she and her class spent the entire day going through the sessions of the day by speaking in a British accent....think about that, funny to listen to fourth graders in a small town in the Midwest, talking through their math problems in a British accent.

     Today I saw an idea where a teacher laid out books onto of paper plates and on a plastic checkered tablecloth. Nothing fabulous, but very fun and it made me think about how to make all lessons engaging and fun. I hold to a belief that from top level PD down to the second graders, learning can always be an experience. 

     Think about how students in this class are looking forward to coming to school!