Ages and Stages by Michelle Catania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t en-us 2025-01-02 12:11:27 UTC 2025-01-07 18:53:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278621113 They cannot grasp connections between simple concepts, like different animals live in parks vs zoos

]]> 2025-01-02 12:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278621113 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278621514 Pre K thrives with acted out songs

]]> 2025-01-02 12:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278621514 Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278622904 Cannot cut out small pieces

]]> 2025-01-02 12:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278622904 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278647847 Games like "Hawk and Squirrel" work with a post game discussion about ecosystem populations

]]> 2025-01-02 13:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278647847 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278648679 Can use abstract activities like "Human Compass" to illustrate growing strain put on ecosystems

]]> 2025-01-02 13:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278648679 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278652987 Classes at this age level tend to have a lot of energy they do not know how to focus, so longer periods of walking and competitive activity tend to work better over long periods of standing and listening

]]> 2025-01-02 13:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278652987 Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278653432 Where to find succinct material that matches AP level classes

]]> 2025-01-02 13:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278653432 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278653830 Get other Rangers to practice and workshop ideas that you want to try with a class

]]> 2025-01-02 13:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278653830 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278657342 If you know your upcoming class is a class with Special Needs, try to get a hold of the teachers of the class (not parent coordinators/admin/etc) via email to get a true sense of how to help that specific class thrive.

]]> 2025-01-02 13:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278657342 Special Needs Tips https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278766066 ● Contact teachers beforehand

● Ask the teacher if the kids can " questions (who, what, when, where, how)

● Sensory activities are great - color matching, different textures, etc.

● Set expectations for the lesson such as a schedule and then stick with it


]]> 2025-01-02 16:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3278766066 Too much variation michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3281801794 Teaching to so many levels requires us to be teachers from Pre-K to college level with little to no training in those grade specifics

]]> 2025-01-07 02:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3281801794 Because https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774306 When you ask them a why question they say because and then just repeat what you said.

"Why is it good for this animal to be brown?"

"Because it's good for it to be brown."

]]> 2025-01-07 17:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774306 Attention span both in the moment and over the whole program. Younger kids tend to lose a lot of steam/focus with the length of our programs https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774609 2025-01-07 17:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774609 Teaching prek-highschool https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774722 Attention spans are getting worse :(

]]> 2025-01-07 17:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282774722 Touched everything https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282775916 They hear you say not to touch something and then forget two seconds later

]]> 2025-01-07 17:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282775916 Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776042 I don’t feel like i am at a high school teaching level

]]> 2025-01-07 17:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776042 Challenges https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776467 Teaching kids of various ages different topics. When it comes to history or science kids need to have the proper foundation to learn what we're expected to teach.

]]> 2025-01-07 17:39:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776467 Little Kids Little Feets https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776591 They can only walk so much before they get tired. We need to know their kidly needs and modify hikes in accordance witj their needs compared to bigger kids or adults


]]> 2025-01-07 17:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282776591 Having to over prepare for classes https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282778207 It's difficult to gauge what level each individual school or class regardless of grade is at so you have to have a very flexible lesson plan

]]> 2025-01-07 17:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282778207 Tactile stuff https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282780184 Pull out a pinecone or a puppet. It will delight them!!!

]]> 2025-01-07 17:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282780184 Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282780220 Difficult students are difficult to reengage into the conversation. I just try and engage with the students who are curious

]]> 2025-01-07 17:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282780220 Issue https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282781325 PHONES!!!! Can we communicate to teachers that phones should be put away during TNCs? High schoolers are surprisingly better w this

]]> 2025-01-07 17:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282781325 https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282781825 the group is better for 1-2 running around games throughout the program, esp if u have a rowdier crowd (in order to get their energy out)

]]> 2025-01-07 17:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282781825 Issue: Engaging Older Students https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282787398 It's harder to re-engage older students so classes can go very well or very poor depending on what class we get. The usual games and callouts to get younger kids back on track don't work with this age level

]]> 2025-01-07 17:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282787398 Tip https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282803546 Consult the Project Wild books for activities

]]> 2025-01-07 18:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282803546 Addition to Ranger games michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282822531 Migration, tree to tree, trick with M word

]]> 2025-01-07 18:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282822531 issue: stand outs michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282843288 one upping, being "comedians"

]]> 2025-01-07 18:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282843288 Pro tip michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282844673 be logical with them, but still remember they are kids, be firmer at the beginning with them, can grasp greater concepts

]]> 2025-01-07 18:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282844673 Pro michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282845422 Good foundation on the topics that we tend to teach them, have the "nerds" by then, really into the topic

]]> 2025-01-07 18:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282845422 Tip michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282846092 Can work together a bit more to problem solve, work with that

]]> 2025-01-07 18:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282846092 Tip michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282848175 Games with a resolution, what you might find enjoyable

]]> 2025-01-07 18:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282848175 Tip michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282851976 More engaged, when you catch them in the school year matters though, Fall better luck than late spring

]]> 2025-01-07 18:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282851976 You killed it https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282852716 Responds to furs with "omg why you kill it?"

]]> 2025-01-07 18:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282852716 Issue michelleacatania https://padlet.com/michelleacatania/e19ups28wp6s9j8t/wish/3282853002 Emotions tend to be more hidden, keep in mind when doing RCC, be gentler than you would think

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