Communication using telephones
Using telephones as a form of communication has been around for a long time. The evolution of the telephone from the ones on the wall with the windup handle to the cellphones and watches that are used today have always been a bit mysterious to many people. How does the sound get from one phone to another? How does it travel around the world?
Have you ever watched a small child's face when they listen to sound coming out of a telephone? It is fun to watch them trying to find the person inside the receiver. The puzzled looks speak volumes. How did you do that? Where are you? Why can't I see you?
Children love to imitate what they see others doing. They see their parents holding onto the telephone receiver and talking, so they want to do the same. Of course, with play phones they can't hear anything coming through the receiver, but they pretend that they do.
Making pretend calls with others is fun. It doesn't matter what type of phone is used. Imagine the surprise when you actually hear someone else's voice when you are making a pretend call.
As they become familiar with hearing voices coming out of the telephone, they enjoy listening to the caller and want to talk too!
Making a string telephone
Have you ever made a string telephone? It is easy to do and it is fun to try it out. It is always so surprising to kids when they actually hear a sound coming out of the tin can or other container used.
I have created an experiment and craftivity for making string telephones. Check it out here.
Happy communicating!
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Our class just celebrated the end of our space unit with a huge display of projects that represented what was learned. The children were so excited to see what each one had created and to ask questions about them. The parents were amazed at the variety of projects and the information that the students shared.
They had a choice of using a model, postcards, invitations, or essays for their projects. Here are pictures of them. A couple of children were sick, so their projects are missing. If you would like to find out more about the project criteria and other materials used, click here.
We began our study with a variety of materials and books that I had on hand.
Research was a big part of the learning. I divided the class into groups and each group had to research one inner and one outer planet. They became the experts and then they shared what they had learned with the rest of the class. It was cute to see them use the space language and share their knowledge with the others. They took it very seriously.
The class had lots of fun making the moon phases out of cookies. The best part was being able to eat them when they were done.
Check out the alien spaceships that we made from paper plates and slurpee covers.
Try out some of these ideas. I can guarantee your students will be engaged and learn a lot. My class has a huge range this year and even my students that really struggle did well with this unit.
I can hardly believe we are already at the end of January. It seems it was New Year's Eve just a few days ago. So many things have happened this month, I will need to write more than one post just to share it all.
I want to start with our New Year's celebration. Here are some pictures of our first days back.
The kids were very excited to see blowers and hats and other festive materials when they arrived back after the Christmas break. We took time to share what we had done during our winter break, and then we did some group photo booth pictures.
Instead of writing out resolutions and goals, we focused more on what we did during out winter break. We also did do some New Year's journals and writing, but we mostly focused on various different winter themes.
I finally got a chance to try out Susanna's art project. She has a tutorial on her blog at Whimsy Workshop. I was very pleased with the results and my kids loved doing it.
We finished our solar system unit and we had a big celebration to share the projects we created to show what we had learned. We did so many things during this unit, that I need to write a separate post to tell you all about it.
Lots of other things happened this month as well, but I will leave you with these things for now. I hope that your January was fabulous as well.
February continues to be very busy and full of many different special times and events. I am linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to share some of them with you.
It is becoming more and more obvious that not all children are able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge through written reports and essays. They find tests to be difficult and often are unable to correctly answer questions. They write minimally and therefore it is not a clear indicator or evaluation of their understanding.
I have found that by providing at least one project per term, many of my students have been able to share their knowledge through other means. They are thrilled to present to parents and students during our celebration days and they have surprised older students and teachers in the intermediate grades with how much they know. They are proud of their projects and they find that having a variety of choices for presenting allows them to choose something they can be successful with. The photos on this page show five of the different projects that I have used in the past. How are you using project-based learning?
I would love to find out what others are doing with projects in their classrooms.
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About Me Charlene Sequeira
I am a wife, mother of 4, grandmother of 9, and a retired primary and music teacher. I love working with kids and continue to volunteer at school and teach ukulele. Categories
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