by Jill Tomey | Jul 22, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Compassion Curriculum Connection – Science Hearing vs. Listening Hearing is the passive biological function of understanding sound. Listening is the active function of processing the information and acting on it, learning from it or storing it for later use. In...
by Jill Tomey | Jun 24, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Decisiveness Curriculum Connection – Social Studies Decisiveness can be studied by looking at the Justice System. In the courts, Judges are asked to make decisions using the law and presented facts. Jurors make decisions based on the same thing. During a trial,...
by Jill Tomey | May 25, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Creativity Curriculum Connection – Science The Tangelo The tangelo is a citrus fruit that is a hybrid of a tangerine and either a pomelo or a grapefruit. Hybrid plants are created when two different plants are bred together to create something new and...
by Jill Tomey | May 24, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Enthusiasm Curriculum Connection – History As a child, Theodore Roosevelt was often sick. One day his father decided to put him on an exercise program in hopes of strengthening him to fight the germs. He was a weak child and it took him a long time to build his...
by Jill Tomey | Apr 15, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Discipline Curriculum Connection – Science Interacting with the Environment For younger students, use the examples of not littering as exercising discipline. For middle-grade students, discuss how recycling or not recycling affects the environment. Making...
