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My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning should be integrated and no skills should be taught in isolation.

I believe that each topic studied needs to be looked at through multi-sensory activities and should draw children into the excitement of learning.

As a retired teacher and homeschooling...

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Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn
Hop on into this frog unit study containing dozens of ideas, resources, hints and tricks to create frog-themed activities for both homeschool families and classrooms. Take...
Updated 2 days ago | frog theme › amphibians
Who Laid THAT Egg? Who Laid THAT Egg?
Everyone knows that chickens lay eggs. Most people know that all other birds do as well but have you ever thought about all the other animals that lay eggs?...
Updated 2 days ago | egg layers › alligators
Mapping the World Mapping the World
Learning map skills can be a fun way to learn about the world. There are many hands-on learning experiences that lead to true understanding of the world, its...
Updated 3 days ago | geography › activities
Penmanship: The Art of Teaching Handwriting Penmanship: The Art of Teaching Handwriting
As a child I remember Mrs. Thompson, my first grade teacher, gently putting her hand over mine; guiding me in forming the letters. We wrote on green lined paper...
Updated 9 days ago | Cursive › abc
50 States and Capitals 50 States and Capitals
If you were given a blank piece of paper and a pencil right now, could you name all 50 States? What about their capitals? Learning the 50 States and their capitals...
Updated 4 days ago | 50 states › alabama
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
How do you feel about Gray Wolves? What do you know about wolves in general? In the Wolf Unit Study you can learn about the anatomy of these fascinating canines,...
Updated 11 days ago | wolves › activities
Skip Count, Skip Count, Count by Two's Skip Count, Skip Count, Count by Two's
Skip Counting is what you do when you count by 10's, 5's or 2's. All young children learn to Skip Count but did you realize that this is one of the beginning...
Updated 9 days ago | skip counting › activities
Frog Art Center Frog Art Center
Art for your Frog Unit Study from how to draw frogs to painting, clay, sculptures, origami, frog cakes, Moche, Totem Poles and much much more... Children thrive...
Updated 3 days ago | Frog Art › amphibians
It's Raining! It's Pouring! It's Raining! It's Pouring!
As the Rain Pours Down the Learning Soars... Water, rain, puddles, wetness... A rainy day can be filled with fun, hands-on learning activities.This article...
Updated 4 days ago | rainy day activities › april
Beaver Unit Study Beaver Unit Study
Paddy the Beaver knew perfectly well that he would have visitors just as soon as he began to build his dam. He expected a lot of them. You see he knew that none...
Updated 9 days ago | beavers › animals
Verbs: What ARE You Doing?
No matter where or when, verbs are action words. They tell what we are doing, what's happening, or how we are. Whether you are reading, writing or rhyming, Jumping,...
Updated 3 days ago | teaching verbs › action
Red Spotted Newt Unit Study
Have you ever walked through the woods on a wet spring day and seen bright red salamanders scurrying across the leaf litter? Salamanders need the moisture of...
Updated today | salamanders › amphibians
Fireflies: Twinkling Lights of the Meadow
Have you ever gone out on a summer evening to catch fireflies? The fireflies flit and fly everywhere. Soon you have five and then six. One escapes and then you...
Updated today | fireflies › about
Hands-on Math Activities
Children learn and truly understand math and mathematical concepts when engaged in hands-on activities and games. By manipulating everyday objects, playing games...
Updated yesterday | Math Games › activity
Raccoons in the Corn
Raccoons love to investigate. In this unit study we will be investigating the lives of raccoons with both fiction and non-fiction books, sensory table explorations...
Updated 3 days ago | raccoons and corn › animals
Animal Tracks Unit Study
Animal tracks are criss-crossing my yard, field and forest. Writing in code they tell the tale of unseen visitors. When you study nature it is often hard to...
Updated yesterday | animal tracks › a walk in the woods
Evelyn Saenz: Lensography of a Teacher
My passion is teaching and finding ways to teach children in fun, hands-on, creative ways. The unit studies I make on Squidoo reflect my view that learning...
Updated 11 days ago | unit studies › a walk in the woods
Starry Starry Night Unit Study
 From stars in the sky to stars on canvas, this unit study will give you dozens of ideas, resources, hints and tricks to create starry-themed activities...
Updated 5 days ago | stars › activities
Alligator Pie Unit Study
Alligator Pie is a great poem for introducing the alligator theme. Use it in a reading chart and then go on to learn about the alligators. Alligators bring...
Updated today | alligators › abc order
Make Way for Ducklings Unit Study
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is a wonderful introduction to a unit study about ducks. As a homeschooling Mom as well as a classroom teacher I found...
Updated 15 days ago | ducks › animals
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  • FreshStart7 May 23, 2012 @ 7:46 pm | delete
    Congratulations on making the Top 40 List!
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    Congratulations on your Squid Spirit award!
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    Congratulations on your level 80 status!
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    Thank you for blessing my May 2010 lens. I love May too.
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