Rocks and Minerals
I never realized how much thought and time you put into just one lesson plan. After learning about our first lesson plan ROCKS AND MINERALS (very exciting), I now know how much information you need to grasp about rocks and minerals in order to teach the lesson. There are so many resources out there that are great to learn all you need to know about rocks and minerals. I love Barnes and Noble, so I plan on going into the kids section and searching for whatever I can find about rocks and minerals and see if there are any fun and interesting things I find I can incorporate into my lesson plan.
Also, the internet is a great place to find information on rocks and minerals such as: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jmresources/rocks/links.html#samples (which has many different websites about rocks and minerals and fun activities you can do to learn more about them).
Another website is :http://42explore.com/rocks.htm (this website also has many links to other websites about rocks and minerals and projects and experiences you can do to learn more).
I am very excited to explore more websites and Barnes and Noble to learn much more about rocks and minerals. These resources will help me feel more confident in teaching the lesson plans in the classroom and exploring different experiments with the students! :)
Laura, I agree! Barnes and Noble will have great books! I actually have the Eyewitness Book for Rocks and Minerals and it has pictures of the three rocks we are recording in the kit! This may be a really great book to look into getting or you could even photo copy pages out of mine! Goodluck!
ReplyDeleteThats awesome! I would love to take a look at the book and get some ideas. Thanks Tracey! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Laura!
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about Barnes and Noble. I think the children's section would be a great place to look and so would the teacher's section. I love how in the teaching section there are books arranged by grade level and subject area. This makes it much easier to find material. I cannot wait to start teaching the fourth graders! I am so excited! :) Great post! :)