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The Value of Handwork and Handicrafts

November 8, 2018December 29, 2018 Maria Arana1 Comment

“Busy hands, happy heart.”      I enjoy creating items with my hands.  I was influenced by my dad who enjoyed to making handicrafts in his free time.  I grew up watching him make beautiful things with his hands.  When he was very young he was ill and my grandparents wouldn’t let him go out toContinue reading The Value of Handwork and Handicrafts →

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Welcome to the Guided Learning Studio! I’m Maria. A mom of three and a former classroom teacher turned tutor. I am committed to providing engaging learning experiences based on a learner’s needs and interests.

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~Art Class~ My daughter is offering a crystals and geodes class for the family. We have a family tradition of offering classes to each other. I am not sure how it started but we’ve been doing this for many years. There have been Lego build, origami, mathart, and art classes prepared and presented by the kids. It is a way for us to share a favorite hobby, new skill and passion. I am excited to learn how to draw and paint geodes.
All ready for a virtual tutoring sesh. I enjoy using the digital whiteboard #jamboard for literacy & math virtual tutoring sessions. The key to an engaging lesson is maintaining true to interactive “hands-on” learning. I use pictures, sticky notes for labels and virtual math manipulative that can be moved around to help the student make meaning of the concepts. Just like my homeschool lessons or in-person lessons, I like to ask questions as I guide the students through activities.
Fraction work doesn’t look perfect. It is an active process that requires materials, language and lots of verbalizing to help clarify thinking. In this photo the student is thinking through what equivalent fractions are and how to make sense of them. Mathematics is all about sense making.
Chemistry Explorations ~Day 2~ Dissolving 🍬
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We started a weekly artist study. I set out materials to start the day with art and it set the tone for lessons the rest of the week. I found ways to incorporate more hand-on active learning during history and read loud. Thanks to @blossomandroot for creating preparing a diverse group of artists to study.

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