by Jill Tomey | Jan 19, 2025 | Curriculum Connection
Gratefulness Curriculum Connection – History In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln ordered that Government offices be closed for a local day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, he issued a proclamation that set the precedent for succeeding presidents to issue a Thanksgiving...
by Jill Tomey | Dec 30, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Endurance Curriculum Connection – Math Multiplication tables: the ultimate test of Math endurance. Enduring math repetition work has a payoff. Starting small and working hard leads to accomplishing larger goals. The first contains some research on interspersing...
by Jill Tomey | Nov 22, 2024 | No Matter How You Say It
No Matter How You Say It: Trustworthiness Word Origin Trustworthy is being worthy of trust. The origin of the word trust is from Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); Can you see how you can be comfortable with something you...
by Jill Tomey | Nov 22, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Trustworthiness Curriculum Connection – Science This lesson will relate the concept of trustworthiness to measurements. Begin by asking what the temperature of the room is. Then ask them how accurate that measurement is. Have a small thermometer ready so that...
by Jill Tomey | Oct 27, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Tolerance Curriculum Connection – Science We walk all over it, sit on it, drive on it and it still bounces back! GRASS! Do you ever consider how much abuse it takes and yet it still manages to bounce back straight and tall? This is the object lesson for...