A Teacher's Guide to Lifetimes (Sharing Nature with Children)

A Teacher's Guide to Lifetimes by Bruce and Carol Malnor

Based on the picture book, Lifetimes (available separately — Lifetimes) which introduces some of nature's longest, shortest, and most unusual plant and animal lifetimes, these lesson plans support learning the benchmark standards for science, language arts, and life skills. Makes extensive use of mind mapping.

The Sharing Nature With Children Teacher's Guides are dinstinctive in that they integrate character education with core science and language arts curricula.

These lesson plans include:

• Character Education — emphasis on Skills for Living, including attitudes such as cooperation, sensitivity, and servicefulness;
• Flow Learning Format — a simple four-step process that makes lesson plans easy to follow and motivates students to learn;
• Benchmarks — nationally recognized standards of skill and knowledge;
• Brain Compatible Activities — activities based on the latest in brain research to maximize learning; and
• Mind Mapping — a graphic organization tool that promotes learning retention.

The activities in this guide can be used as individual lessons or as a 6-week thematic unit. Includes many reproducible pages. Perfect for homeschoolers!

Book Details:

• Number of Pages: 48
• Book Size: 8-1/2" x 11"
• Book Type: Paperback
• Recommended Ages: 6-12
• ISBN 10: 1883220602
• ISBN 13: 978-1883220600

Make sure to check out the book Lifetimes (sold separately - Lifetimes)! It is an excellent resource!

"The Teacher's Guide gives you 13, well designed and easy to follow and use lesson plans. These line up with many of the stories within the book and makes for an excellent classroom combo. You will have added much enrichment to your science and lifeskill studies when you incorporate their use within your classroom. It includes masters, mind-mapping suggestions, brain compatible lessons, cooperative learning strategies and benchmark standards have been given in their design. Both you and your classroom will love this new set. I encourage you to check it out further and order it for your class. The price is very reasonable and the wealth of information and learning experiences within those pages is well worth the small investment." — Education Clearinghouse (December 2002)

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This teacher's guide is a very enjoyable tool for teaching children about nature.