Susan Poage

Susan Poage (she, her, hers) has been a K-1 educator for 12 years and has also been an adjunct professor at Kean University. She lives and teaches in Northern, New Jersey. She received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science and was honored by President Obama in 2010 and Educator of the Year in her district twice. Susan is also a children’s book author and academic writer for college level text. When Susan is not in the classroom, she loves to play Mah Jong while snacking.

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Cooling a Playground: Social Studies Lesson
Students apply previous learning to design a solution for a hot playground with a partner.

Inquire: Students view images of playgrounds and recall previous learning.
Investigate: Students learn about the characteristics and strategies they can use to make decisions with a partner.
Inspire: Students design and build a model of a playground.
Grade k-2
Subject Science,Social Studies,English Language Arts
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A Hat Is Shade for Me: Social Studies Lesson
Students determine what makes a good hat for protecting people from the hot sun and apply their new understanding to create their own hat.

Inquire: Students identify that people all over the world wear hats for protection.
Investigate: Students classify the properties of hats for different climates and weather.
Inspire: Students apply their understanding of how materials are affected by heat by creating a hot day hat.
Grade k-2
Subject Science,Social Studies
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Staying Cool at Recess: Social Studies Lesson
In this lesson, students learn that even though the Earth is getting hotter, there are ways they can stay cool on the playground.

Inquire: Students discuss why it's important for children to go outside for recess and what they do if they are hot on the playground.
Investigate: Students collect and sort pictures after going on a hot and cool scavenger hunt in their school’s playground.
Inspire: Students create a map to show places to stay cool on the playground if they are too hot.
Grade k-2
Subject Social Studies
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