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Valerie Becker
Thar she blows! Interested in whales? Communites? Collaborations? read on.... Our multiage class (6 and 7 year olds) is studying whales and whaling. Using a whaling chart from 1851, artifacts which sailors brought back to Martha's Vineyard, and a young girl's journal from her trip with her father in 1862, students will re-create local history and discover how places around the world have had an impact on their community. We would like to invite you to share your knowledge with us: your community now and then, your geography, your folk songs or sea shanties. We are particularly interested in ports commonly visited by Martha's Vineyard whaling ships, but if you are interested in whales, we are excited to learn with you. in the United States: New Bedford, MA, San Francisco, CA, Alaska South America: Chile, Ecuador, Peru Pacific: Fiji Islands, Galapagos Islands, Japan New Zealand, Sunday Island, West coast of Canada, Africa: Azores Canary Islands If you are interested, please let me know. We can co-plan activities, I have several ideas, I am sure you do too. I am hoping we can begin student exchanges in mid February or the beginning of March, and plan video conferences via iChat or Skype or whatever works for you. Thanks so much.
Over the last several years I have been committed to several social justice projects that I have integrated into my classroom. Working with resources and ideas from Save The Children, my students branch off...
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