Planning Instruction… Kids Discover Blog Post: SCHOOL’S IN FOR SUMMER! 26 Jun 20245 Sep 2024 Not every student and teacher have the summer off! If you are in charge of a summer school class, OR you are a parent hoping to maintain learning at home,…
Conservation… Kids Discover Blog Post: Place-Based education 15 May 202415 May 2024 Who doesn't love a great field trip? But field trips can be much more than just fun journeys that connect with topics students are learning about. They can be "place-based"…
Collaboration… Kids Discover Blog Post: Eclipse Preparation 101 3 Apr 2024 The eclipse is coming! The eclipse is coming! On April 8th, a solar eclipse is going to be visible to ALL the states of America, and fifteen states will have…
Curriculum… Kids Discover Blog Post – Poetry isn’t just for April 5 Mar 20245 Mar 2024 As April - National Poetry Month - draws closer, and I prepare to lead an after-school poetry club, I am reminded of the importance of poetry. I am also reminded…
Classroom Management… Kids Discover Blogger 7 Feb 2024 I am excited to announce that I am now a blogger for the amazing teacher resource, Kids Discover! I have enjoyed Kids Discover for DECADES. I read their wonderful, educational magazines as…
Biomimicry… Innovative Imitation 27 Jul 202127 Jul 2021 What does birdwatching have to do with trains? What does “shark week” have to do with staph infection? What do termites have to do with ventilation? These are just a…
Being an Example A Letter To My Students 6 Mar 20206 Mar 2020 Dear Fifth Grade Students, I am SO sorry I have not been in our classroom for an entire month! When the doctor first described my surgery, I was told I…
Being an Example… Don’t “Have” a Great Day (Part Two) 21 Jul 201921 Jul 2019 You can have a Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, and even a Plan E for your day, and still end up with a big, colossal “F.” You…
Collaboration… Place-Based Education: Field Trips with a Long-Lasting Focus 5 Sep 2018 Did you know that Christa McAuliffe was also known as “the field trip teacher?” This was because McAuliffe understood the value of place-based education. But, what exactly is place-based education?…
Conservation Why You Should Take Care of the Ocean…Now. 14 Aug 2018 “Why should I care about the ocean?” This is the first question I asked middle school students from the Kearsarge Regional School District to think about this summer (and hopefully…
Thom R. Smith 