Below is a grid from Kathleen Cushman’s Fires in the Mind: What Kids Can Tell us About Motivation and Mastery. It is a clear and concise review of teaching objectives, traditional homework assignments related to the objects, suggestions for more interactive and student-centered assignments, and suggestion of when and where to complete these activities.
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