Lesson Plans To Go: Hands-on Learning for Active and Home Schooling Families

by Nadine Slavinski

YOUR TICKET TO A LEARNING JOURNEY – ANYWHERE! Lesson Plans To Go is for any parent interested in taking an active part in their children’s education, as well as for home schooling families. Rich educational opportunities arise when exploring and inquiring in informal from the backyard to the beach, in museums and parks, or during a vacation or camper trip. But valuable, transferable learning won’t just happen by itself. The hands-on units in this book will make learning explicit, focused, and enjoyable. An introductory section, Tips for Teaching, describes how to make the most of field trips, design interdisciplinary units, and link selected units to published educational standards. Ten detailed units Science (model the lunar cycle, dissect a fish, and try chemistry), Math (graph resource use and study geometry), Writing (develop journal, non-fiction, and creative writing skills), History (bring the voyages of Columbus and Lewis & Clark to life), Navigation (compass use, hands-on mapping, and more), and Physical Education (study heart rate and exercise). Each unit details activities and assignments that your child will enjoy; age-appropriate adaptations for ages 4-12 in detail; tips for cross-curricular links and enrichment; suggested resources to support learning; and materials required (selected for practicality). An introductory section, Tips for Teaching, describes how to make the most of field trips, design interdisciplinary units, and link selected units to published educational standards. Connect experience to education as a family, and reap the rewards!

271 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2013

About the author

Nadine Slavinski’s first career as an archaeologist brought her to excavations in Peru, Costa Rica, and Germany. After discovering the rewards of teaching young visitors about these sites, she made the switch to education and went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University.

She has been teaching in international schools since 1996 and enjoys working in the classroom as well as in non-traditional settings. Her "Lesson Plans / Hands-On Learning" books draw on her teaching experience and familiarity with a wide range of international education programs.

A lifelong sailor, Slavinski has taken two extensive sabbaticals with her husband and young son aboard their 35 foot sloop, sailing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans while home schooling. These trips inspire her fiction works, which place memorable characters in exotic locations and vividly capture the fun, fascinating world of globe-trotting sailors.

Slavinski is the author of five books. Watch for her upcoming novels:
The Silver Spider
Rum for Neptune