Tess and the Mystery Rock Field Notebook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781941181614)

With seven years' experience in an innovative classroom setting, Melinda Bagby has learned the value of interdisciplinary studies. She has an additional four years of personalized tutoring experience where she created her own approach to teaching math facts through storytelling. This integrated curriculum approach was designed to be mutually reinforcing. It encourages learners to use critical thinking skills and imagination as they make connections between subjects. Melinda draws from her professional experience in the creation of this new science/literature crossover series. By incorporating imagery, storytelling, reading comprehension, and writing into science, students are drawn into the topics in an engaging way for better understanding and information retention. The documentation model used as the scaffolding for the science/literature series follows the Real Science-4-Kids curriculum methodology.