From trash to instructional treasure

From Trash to Instructional Treasures

Presented by Betsey Kennedy4th grade teacher, Big Shanty Intermediate School

elizabeth.kennedy@cobbk12.org

All Information, Links, Pictures, and PowerPoint Presentation Available on http://trashtotreasure.wikispaces.com/

Why Bother?• “When a child is in a familiar and safe situation, as in

most of our classrooms, his or her brain will seek novelty.” (Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.)

• Fine Motor Skill Development

• Following Directions

Unique Books:Brown Bag Books

• Be sure to check out:– http://www.bookmakingwithkids.com/– http://www.makingbooks.com/– http://www.bagladiesonline.com/

Unique Books: Page Protector Books

• Possible Uses:– Map of Georgia Ecosystems– Map of US during Civil War– Math Overlays (Multiplying Fractions)– Character Analysis

Unique Books: Toilet Paper Roll Books

• Possible Uses:– Storytelling • (check out http://storybird.com/)

– Timelines– Reports

• Possible Uses:– Vocabulary Collector– Research Note Organizer– Story Told Through Letters

Unique Books: Envelope Books

Teaching Tubes

• Collect artifacts to represent a topic• Students examine artifacts to determine

which topic is being represented• Possibilities: Bill of Rights, Native

American Tribes, Important People

Reinvented Games

• Math Fact / Vocabulary / CRCT Review Jenga

• Guess Who?

• Let’s Go Fishing

Find It Bottles

• Possibilities:– Vocabulary– Thesaurus in a Jar– Food Chain– Math Problems