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I would like to try my hand at writing a blog for those of you who teach the biome curriculum. My intention in doing so is to share my ideas with you and to share your ideas, discoveries, and...
View ArticleRecycling at Nature's Way Montessori
As I travel to different Montessori schools giving the biome workshop, I find some very innovative practices and projects that I would like to share with you.At Nature's Way Montessori in Knoxville...
View ArticleNew biome reader masters available!!
The third step in using the biome readers is to make a book for the child to illustrate and demonstrate their comprehension. It is their own book that they can take home to share with their parents...
View ArticleShadow Puppets
We are currently working on our annual shadow puppet for the Waseca School holiday festival and basing the story on this gorgeous...
View ArticleIn the woods at the Waseca School
Last year at Waseca, we began taking our elementary (6-9) class out in the woods with our Coyote mentor, Evan McGown who co-authored “Coyote Guide to Connecting to Nature”. I shared that experience...
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To introduce the idea of a biome, I ask the children at the circle if they would like to go visit the biome. I build a bit of eager anticipation and, then, we go outside beyond the playground....
View ArticleNew Map Legend Stamp
Why not have a stamp so that the children add a map legend to their traced maps? Just add the color-coding in a blank square that corresponds to the icon of that biome.Alli, who is a vital part of...
View ArticleSome New Ideas for Land and Water Forms
This summer at our annual biome camp for elementary students, I had a chance to get back into the classroom for a couple of weeks. I chose to focus on what happens when land and water meet. Our...
View ArticleSan Francisco AMS Conference
We are just back and recovering from the big AMS conference last weekend. It was wonderful to see so many Waseca Aficianados there and to hear how the biomes are going in your classrooms. Thank you...
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This is a short video from an end of the year program at Waseca. The elementary class wrote their own skit and called it "Energy from the Sun". They rehearsed the primary classes to chime in with the...
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