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From Trash to Instructional Treasures
Presented by Betsey Kennedy4th grade teacher, Big Shanty Intermediate School
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
