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Exploring Explorers with The Walking Classroom!

10.18.17
posted by a Walking Classroom Adopter

My class and I took a “trip” with The Walking Classroom and did some exploring of our own! It was fantastic. We listened to the podcast on Christopher Columbus (5-#79) as we walked to a park located close to our school. Afterward, we discussed the impact Columbus had on the Native people.

Later, we extended the lesson by comparing the podcast to Encounter. A 32-page book written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by David Shannon, Encounter is told from a Native American’s point of view. The book provided a second narrative so that my students could hear a different perspective. It was a great way to provide them with access to the Native people’s story.

It was so nice to be outside and to be explorers while learning about explorers!

Michelle Gay
5th Grade Teacher
Northside Elementary

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