Moon Journals: Writing, Art, and Inquiry Through Focused Nature Study

by Gina Rester-Zodrow and Joni Chancer

Book Overview

One of our greatest sources of wonder-the moon-becomes the focus of a classroom inquiry in this vivid illustration of integrated curriculum at its finest. Here, teachers Joni Chancer and Gina Rester-Zodrow recount how their students observed the moon's transit for twenty-eight days, recording their impressions in written and illustrated records called "Moon Journals." As time goes by, we see these journals evolve from empirical observations into rich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0435072218
• ISBN13: 9780435072216
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5