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In the Classroom: Get Your Illumination « Subs with Suitcases — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:12:09 +0000

[...] students at Harris Middle School studying Eastern Europe and the Renaissance got a treat when Anne Phillips spent three days subbing with an art of illumination lesson. Anne brought illumination examples [...]

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In the Classroom: Children’s Books « Subs with Suitcases — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:36:53 +0000

[...] Anne Phillips was asked to create a special project with sixth grade students at Bowman Middle School. Students were paired with a first grade counterpart that they interviewed as the basis for the main character for their own children’s book. After the interview, the sixth graders wrote a children’s book and then Anne helped with the illustration and book construction. They cut cereal boxes to size for the front and back covers of the book. Using a rice flour paste they wrapped the cereal board with muslin. When it dried they painted the covers and used a Japanese stab binding method to assemble the books. Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]

Comment on Anne Phillips by In the Classroom: Tic-Tac-Toe « Subs with Suitcases

In the Classroom: Tic-Tac-Toe « Subs with Suitcases — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:35:17 +0000

[...] Elementary School, kindergarten students complete a unit of study on tools, so Anne Phillips got creative and helped students use the tools to make a Tic-Tac-Toe board. Each student [...]

Comment on Anne Phillips by In the Classroom: A Rocking Garden! « Subs with Suitcases

In the Classroom: A Rocking Garden! « Subs with Suitcases — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:36:59 +0000

[...] Anne Phillips subbed for Mrs. Antinori’s fourth grade class at Burnsville Elementary School. She gave each student three pieces of charcoal, and mixed up a batch of Mrs. Stewart’s solution of blue, ammonia, and salt. The students spooned it over the charcoal with food coloring and waited for the magic to happen. Within an hour crystals started to form. Two days later, Anne came back and repeated the process with the students to grow a number of crystals for their rock garden. This directly connected to their study of rocks and minerals. [...]

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In the Classroom: Under the Sea « Subs with Suitcases — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:48:10 +0000

[...] Anne Phillips subbed for Mrs. Silver’s kindergarten class at Burnsville Elementary School. [...]

Comment on Anne Phillips by In the Classroom: Star Light, Star Bright « Subs with Suitcases

In the Classroom: Star Light, Star Bright « Subs with Suitcases — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:55:22 +0000

[...] Anne Phillips subbed for Katrina Plato’s art class at Bowman Middle School and used the opportunity to teach art techniques through the creation of fun geometric starbursts. Students used colored pencils on black paper to create starburst shapes. They were asked to use a variety of textures and patterns when creating their star, and were reminded of considering negative space within their design. They reviewed the color wheel and discussed complimentary colors which they were to consider when creating their star design. The result was a burst of bright and brilliant star designs. [...]

Comment on Kerstin Davis by In the Classroom: Fly Away « Subs with Suitcases

In the Classroom: Fly Away « Subs with Suitcases — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:53:43 +0000

[...] Kerstin Davis recently spent two days at Harris Middle School with 85, 7th graders creating and flying kites [...]

Comment on Pat Benard by Cut it, Paste it, Collage it! « Subs with Suitcases

Cut it, Paste it, Collage it! « Subs with Suitcases — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:19:14 +0000

[...] Pat Benard spent a day at Bowman Middle School helping add color and thought to a language arts journal [...]

Comment on Britt Kaufmann by Wilburrrrr! « Subs with Suitcases

Wilburrrrr! « Subs with Suitcases — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:23:31 +0000

[...] School’s first grade class field trip to see the play Charlotte’s Web, substitute Britt Kaufman was asked to prepare a special lesson of action, creativity, and thought. In order to get a good [...]

Comment on Anne Phillips by In the Classroom: Care for a Carrot? « Subs with Suitcases

In the Classroom: Care for a Carrot? « Subs with Suitcases — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:00:06 +0000

[...] Anne Phillips came prepared for a win in the world of vegetables. Students created an ad campaign for a nutritious whole food. The ad needed to include a slogan, nutritional information, and some type of creative image. Students researched in the computer lab to get the necessary nutrition facts. Anne brought additional examples of successful campaigns like “GOT MILK?” and “The incredible edible egg.” Like this:LikeBe the first to like this post. [...]