As National Poetry Month continues, The Walking Classroom offers even more possibilities for exploring poets and poetry topics with the help of some literary links! How about Some Humor? Interject some laughs into your study of… Read More
Walk this Way: Spooky Stories and Similes!
This post is part of this year’s Walk This Way series, designed to share The Walking Classroom experiences of teachers and students across the United States. It provides a glimpse into Dawn Rensel’s class. Click here… Read More
Program Has Been a Complete Blessing!
I first heard about The Walking Classroom several years ago. From the moment I read about this program, I was hooked! This program has been a complete blessing for my students! Two of my students are… Read More
Walk this Way: Featuring a Favorite Podcast!
This post is part of our Walk This Way series, designed to share The Walking Classroom experiences of teachers and students across the United States. This post provides a glimpse into Kathie Yonemura’s class. Click here to… Read More
Best Part of My Fourth Graders’ Day!
2:15 to 2:45 P.M. is the best part of my fourth graders’ day! Our school is in the city, but our campus is lush and green. Despite winter’s cold, we have been bundling up every day… Read More
Walk This Way: TWC and Long-Term Planning
The podcasts are aligned with Common Core State Standards, so when I do my long-term planning at the beginning of each year, I sit with The Walking Classroom Teacher’s Guide to tentatively plan out which podcasts we will listen to unit by unit, at which time during the year.
TWC bringing figurative language to life
TWC has become a weekly adventure. As we have been reviewing for our state testing we have used several of the podcasts to bring ideas and subjects back to our memories. One of the areas that… Read More