"The opportunity to learn how to use the wonderful book and resources. Learning
great way to teach life cycle stages since students learn best by experience."
"The author/illustrator made the book real for me and practice in the small
sessions will really help in the classroom."
"The opportunity to share ideas with fellow teachers I rarely get to see."
"I appreciate the district giving us the wonderful gift of this book and the
opportunity to be active participants in learning how to use it to make arts
come alive for students."
"Great. Enjoyed the presenters’ energy and learning different ways to integrate
subjects and help meet standards in several curricular areas at one time."
"I love the book and look forward to using it with writing, science, math, social
studies, music and art."
"Great staff development. I love the book, group presentations and learning
different techniques to incorporate the standards. Wonderful presentation worth
giving up a work day for! Thanks."
"Seeing the teaching tools in action helps me plan activities for my classroom,
appreciate the interactive group work."
"I loved getting to be a kid and working in a group to practice activities rather
than simply analyzing materials."
"The book and teacher guides will be very valuable resources for my teaching. I
can’t wait to use them in my classroom."
"I especially enjoy the theme of family connections and the connection to local
geography."
"Hands on learning an excellent illustration of the standards."
"Seeing the activities demonstrated has given me lots of ideas for classroom use.
Thank you. Most informative."
"I enjoyed working in small groups with my friends from other schools and I
received many valuable ideas from each of the small group presentations."
"Wonderful job, thank you for the opportunity for teacher involvement and role
playing and discussions of curricular connections and standards."
"Hearing the author read the book was beautiful."
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