“The children (and adults) always enjoy your energy, incredible knowledge and pure passion when it comes to educating about The Hudson River and the surrounding environment.”
- Ashley Cretara, 2nd grade teacher/Inservice participant, Haldane Elementary School
Teacher Workshop
Linda’s classroom workshops include music, dramatics, humor and an abundance of energy enhancing the overall workshop topic.
$250 for an hour
- Cooperative Games: Non-competitive, cooperative, energetic, FUN games are introduced and played right in the classroom and then in a bigger environment – outside or in a gymnasium. The concepts of cooperation and collaboration are exemplified in every activity.
- Macroinvertebrate Exploration: Living water creatures are examined gently with simple tools in your classroom. The creatures are identified and discussed and conclusions are drawn regarding their importance in the living world.
- Iva Choice: Dressed in a giant coat with many hidden pockets, Linda dramatizes a scene with a stranger who is unaware of the “three Rs”: recycling, reusing, reducing. Lists are developed for what students can do to limit their impact on the natural environment.
- Hudson River Artifact Story Writing: Using genuine Hudson River Artifacts brought to the classroom in an antique trunk, students create stories to describe individual items and determine through non-fiction or fiction how they came to be on the Hudson’s shores.
- Songwriting: Students write a song parody to enhance any subject area. The process includes brainstorming, listing, voting, song characteristics, rhythm and rhyme, and a mathematical sense of ratios between existing song phrasing and their new original lyrics. See examples of student work!
- Web of Life: The Web of Life is a great culminating activity to a unit on the environment. Animal cards are selected and a giant string web is created to show the interdependence of the natural world. What happens when just one creature is removed from the web? This activity is a poignant and intense demonstration of a key environmental concept.
- Design A Workshop: Linda’s experience and expertise can be called upon to design a unique workshop experience based on your needs and curriculum. Dramatics and music are sure to be included!
- Field Trip in a Box: If your school is close to woods or a pond or river, Linda will take your class outside to explore the natural world right outside the window. Prices vary with size of group and nature of field experience.
For Hudson River Puzzle Workshops, please go to Hudson River Puzzle page
