Lawrence Baines

Baines reminds us all that there are many advantages to build upon the solid research that using sight, sound, smell, taste, movement, touch, and play will enhance learning and understanding. He has gathered sample lessons that take advantage of these stimuli for the classroom teacher to use on topics he has selected. The value in this book of examples is not the possibility of involving the library, because his examples don’t’, but we can learn from his integrations how to integrate such techniques into learning. So, think of the instances in collaborative units where you have used or promoted the learning through the various senses. If few examples come to mind, then perhaps this is a book to revive interest in what we already know from Howard Gardner. Otherwise, skip this one.… (altro)