RÁPIDO! Mira la foto de abajo. ¿Cuántos objetos cotidianos puedes identificar??
Cuando los niños me preguntan qué me gusta hacer fuera de la escuela., Mi respuesta típica es mirarlos a los ojos y decirles que mis únicos pasatiempos son calificar y redactar un plan de estudios.. los asusta, cual es divertido. sin embargo, I actually DO have hobbies. For the past two years or so, I’ve been making dollhouses. Sí. It’s a real thing. It makes me feel like a weirdo, but I love it. My teacher-friend, Estefanía, was the one who sucked me into it, so this is all totally her fault. She’s a psychology teacher, so I’m sure she’s got an entire theory worked up about why I’m so invested in this. Check out my Insta for the dollhouses, TickyTackyMinis. Ver? I’m not lying! I’m kinda hardcore into this. It relaxes me. There’s nothing like molding a tiny cupcake out of polymer clay as you drink a blue coconut slushie laced with rum while a murder podcast tunes out your entire household to help a teacher unwind after being pawed by angsty teens all day.
I have digressed. Anyway…
When I started talking about the dollhouse hobby with my seniors this year, they became obsessed with it. Part of the obsession is, no doubt, the thrill of putting off ELA learning while we look at photos for ten minutes. But part of it is something else. My theory about high school seniors is this: they are feeling scared about the quickly-approaching end of their childhoods, so anything that little children like, they like, también. I’ve tested this theory out enough to feel pretty confident I’m right. We had a teddy bear picnic a few weeks ago. Big hit. Freshmen would be offended. Not seniors; they eat this stuff up.
We’re about to embark on our final unit/project of the year next week. It’s a unit in which they research infamous unsolved crimes, create crime scene boxes, then evaluate the most plausible theory. They’re pretty jazzed about it, but I wanted to kick things off my reinforcing close-observation skills. I just made a mouse dollhouse, and it is PACKED with details. It gave me an idea. I could create an I-Spy game using the dollhouse to remind the kids that paying close attention to small details is important. It would be fun AND educational! Asi que, I made the game. It is FREAKING ADORABLE, también. Check it out on TpT. Seriamente. It’s the cutest educational game ever, and my kids are beyond excited to play it tomorrow in class.
Palabras clave:
Juego Educativo, Actividad de yo-espío, Atención a los detalles, Habilidades de investigación, Plan de estudios de la escuela secundaria, ELLA, Arte, Ciencia, Aprendizaje interactivo, Hands-on Learning, Critical Thinking, Actividad en el aula, Lesson Plan, Indicaciones de escritura creativa, Preguntas de discusión, Estrategias de participación, Participación de los estudiantes, Integración curricular, Recursos didácticos flexibles, Actividades de extensión del aprendizaje, Recurso Educativo, Juego de aula
