Additional Resources

Stone book carving, University of Connecticut, Storrs.

Materials developed during this project, but not included in the teacher-developed curriculum are gathered together in a single site.

TEACHING KITS

For a printable docucment, click Teaching Kits (.doc)

During this project we produced Teacher's Kits to richen and broaden the experience of using Stone Wall Secrets in the Classroom. Each contains actual rock samples of the stones encountered by Adam, a letter from the stonemason, a photo of the co-author as a child, a magnifying glass, magnetic compass, and plastic farm animals. They were not tested by the classroom teachers; hence are not used in the curriciulum.

MATH STICK

Math Stick

To help encourage kids to work outside with stone walls, we developed and tested a simple, unbreakable, brightly-colored device called a math stick. It can be easily used to measure wall dimensions, their directions on the landscape, the slopes of their faces, and their slope on the land. Included inside are measuring cords and sticks for walls and stones, respectively.

ALTERNATIVE LESSONS AND MATERIALS

These were developed by one of the graduate students but were not implemented and tested by classroom teachers. We post them hoping that you might find something useful to supplement the classes.

Alternative Lesson Plans - Put together by Thomas Swale, but not classroom tested by the design team. .

Websites - Sites related to stone walls and science teaching compiled by Tom Swale.

OTHER BOOKS FOR CLASSROOM USE

Though the curriculum relied principally on Stone Wall Secrets, there are many other fine illustrated books for young readers

Books - General works on stone walls compiled by Tom Swale