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I really liked that this article encourage cross-curricular in preschool, but also how to plan and integrate it without the lesson feeling overwhelming. This article gave a lot of different ... See More

I really liked that this article encourage cross-curricular in preschool, but also how to plan and integrate it without the lesson feeling overwhelming. This article gave a lot of different examples of how other disciplines can be integrated into a science lesson and how those integrations can give students an overall better understanding of the lesson or unit. I also really liked that the author included an actual lesson plan that has those integrations and how she implemented them. I think that it makes it easier to understand and have a better grasp, when I am able to see the actual lesson and how the cross-curricular planning is put into a lesson.

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This resource article talks about a very important idea that is happening all around us. The idea of cross-curricular activities. Not necessarily how to plan them, but to allow them to happe... See More

This resource article talks about a very important idea that is happening all around us. The idea of cross-curricular activities. Not necessarily how to plan them, but to allow them to happen. When a student's interests lead you from one topic to another, let it. As an Elementary teacher, it is important to be able to teach on your toes and be ready to explore whatever may come next. This article also makes a great point about what labeling centers does for children. It allows them to have the mindset that science and literacy are not connected, false. They are connected, so let them be!