One More Generation & Beyond

Clocca Concepts is a proud sponsor of OMG- One More Generation.

OMG was founded by two students of the Fayette Montessori School in Fayetteville, GA. The founders, Carter (9) and his Sister Olivia (7), are both extremely passionate about animals and conservation. They have been adopting Cheetahs in South Africa over the past few years and when they heard that Cheetahs, along with so many other species were close to extinction, they knew they had to act.

They started One More Generation, an organization in late 2009 and officially filed with the state of GA as a nonprofit late in January of this year. OMG was just granted their 501(c) (3) status by the IRS in May 2010.

Here is a brief list which spells out just a few of the initiatives both Carter and Olivia have started, which is pretty impressive.

· Their goal is to raise $50,000.00 by the end of this year to help support the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Rescue in South Africa who has spent the last 40-years tirelessly working towards helping keep Cheetah’s and other endangered animal species, such as the African Wild Dog, Brown Hyena, Servals, Suni Antelope, and Riverine Rabbits from becoming extinct.
· OMG was featured on 11-Alive News as part of the coverage regarding their initiative to help save some of the animals and Seabirds which were caught up in the BP Oil Spill.
· They have written to our local Governor’s office trying to get Rattlesnake Roundups stopped and legislation amended to allow venomous snakes to be protected under local laws which now exclude venomous snakes.
· They hosted an OMG Day at Zoo Atlanta and Reptile Day at Fernbank Museum in July 2010.

They are currently working with a variety of organizations including:

Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre in South Africa;
The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in Washington DC.
Big Cat Rescue in Tampa FL
The Center for Biological Diversity in AZ
Georgia State University in GA
SOS (Save our Seabirds) in FL

Their goal is to help shed light on the plight of endangered and threatened species, and to show everyone, that anything is possible if you just get up and do something.

Clocca Concepts partnered with OMG to share their message with the nation. We have worked together to create informational cards in a “Who Am I” matching format.

OMG Endangered Animals Card Set
OMG Insects Card Set
OMG Reptiles Card Set
OMG Living Dinosaurs Card Set

All card sets are $25.00 with 70% of the purchase being donated to OMG. Please help support our wildlife- One More Generation and beyond!

Check out their website and learn more about how you can help:
http://www.onemoregeneration.org/

Checkout our website and order a card set:
http://www.cloccaconcepts.com/

As part of Clocca Concept's United States History series, the U.S. Presidents is by far, the most popular card set purchased. Designed in a "Who Am I" format, students can match the Presidents to their biographical sketch cards OR align the Presidents by term date on the Time Line Scroll. A Curriculum Guide accompanies each of our products and includes ideas for supplemental activities in each historical area.

Here are many activities to supplement your historical learning area:




A Historical Pageant

Have students chose a U.S. President for the Historical Pageant. They can research their President and either give an oral report OR perform a famous speech. Have the students dress according to times. This can be fun for students, teachers, and parents alike....

Presidential Interviews Activity

Students pretend they have discovered a time machine, and can travel back to any period in American History. They chose their favorite president, and conduct an interview. This can be accomplished one of two ways.

• Students can research a designated president. Topics should include: place of birth, family life, growing up, education, jobs held, marriage and children, when they became president, their vice president, major accomplishments as president, American events during presidency, what they did after their term, who followed them in the White House, where and when they died. Of course, students should not be limited to these topics, but this will be a great start. Students then interview each other. Draw a portrait of their president. Write a short poem about their president. Then the class can compile their projects into a class book.

OR...

• Students use the same topics as outlined above, but conduct research in the library and online. They use the same format for the presentation, only this time, compile their projects into a classroom newspaper.

Please feel free to post your own ideas. Your imagination is the limit!

Time Lines in the Montessori Classroom

There are many beautiful and detailed timelines available to Montessori teachers and schools for the Montessori classroom. As a display, timelines are often underused by the Montessori child. Too many details and not enough focus can leave the student feeling intimidated and uninterested. So Clocca Concepts has created a blank timeline -12 1/2 feet long, duck cloth fabric, with wooden birch scrolls, 52 tick marks- that is reusable and can be scaled to accommodate the study of human history and/or personal history as well as transform into a number line. The use of the TimeLine Scroll is only limited by your imagination. We have designed a US History card set series to be used with the TimeLine Scroll- US Presidents, US Events, US Constitution, & US States that can be scaled out on the timeline. They were designed in a matching format. We have also designed an Integer I card set to give lessons and/or provide supplementary activities for learning positive and negative numbers. There are just endless possibilities! We have also designed 2 card set for World History- Artists & Inventions. They are designed in a “Who Am” format that can be used with or without the TimeLine Scroll.

Coordinate Graph Games for Elementary Students

Clocca Concepts has developed a Coordinate Graph Curriculum for Elementary (6-12) Classrooms. Check us out at www.cloccaconcepts.com. Here are some fun games for the classroom.

Capture the Penguins



This game is designed to introduce elementary students to coordinate geometry. Students roll 2 dice: one regular die and one die marked A-B-C-D-E-F. After rolling the dice, students form an ordered pair and capture a penguin, if there is one on that space. In the simplest version, students place the penguins on the board, and play to see who can capture more penguins. For a more challenging version, see the directions included with the game mat.


Penguin pieces: The penguins pictured to the right were created from clothespins and doll stands, available at craft stores. They were assembled and spray painted black. Later, white and yellow acrylic craft paint was used to add details. A black sharpie pen added eyes. NOTE: Game pieces depicting two different penguins are included with the game mat. These can be laminated and cut out for student use. Please feel free to use any manipulatives to represent the penguins.

To make this game: DOWNLOAD



Clean Up the Money Game
This 2-player game challenges students to toss 2 dice, form a coordinate pair, then collect the coin from that space, if there is one. First students alternate placing quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies on the gameboard. Then students toss a regular die and a special die (A-B-C-D-E-F) to form the coordinate pair and remove the coin from the matching space. Variations of the game are given but students must always find the value of their coins to identify the winner of the game so they get plenty of practice sorting and counting coins. NOTE: Buy wooden cubes at craft stores to create the ABCDEF die or use labels to cover the faces of a regular die.


To make this game: DOWNLOAD


Grab the Candy Game
Students toss two dice (one regular and one A-F) in this fun game that introduces students to coordinate graphing in the spaces. Students form a coordinate pair based on the dice toss and place a marker on that space, if possible. If the space holds a candy, they grab the candy for a quick five points. Create A-F dice using plain dice or purchase small wooden cubes at a craft store to make the dice.

To make this game: DOWNLOAD

Creating Personal Timelines: Montessori Style

The Montessori History curriculum includes timelines. Timelines provide the child with a visual representation of history. Starting in the 3-6 year old program children participate in the creation of personal
timelines. Made in many different ways, they range from pictures of the child’s life to illustrations the child makes. The child shares their timeline with the class to show their own personal history.


Materials you’ll need for the Personal Timeline:
Paper, scissors, tape, glue, markers, photos

Personal Timeline:
1. A timeline can be as short as one page or as long as a wall.
2. To make a short time line, draw a vertical line down the middle of a sheet of paper.
3. Write your child's birth date on the left side of the line at the top of the page. On the right side of the
line, write the corresponding event. ("I was born!")
4. Add other important dates and events, such as when your child started to walk and talk, whensiblings were born, when your child started preschool, when you took family trips, and so on, in chronological order.
5. To make a long time line, cut a length of paper from a large roll or tape several sheets of paper together. Draw a horizontal line across the middle of the banner.
6. Write the dates and events of your child's life from left to right.
7. Glue on photos or let your child illustrate each event.
8. Hang the time line in your child's room and add to it occasionally.

Family Timeline:
The family timeline can be represented by lined paper cut into strips (legal pads work well). The child counts one line on the paper strip for each year of each family member’s life. So, Dad might have a strip with 32 lines. Mom may have a strip with 31 lines. The child would have a timeline that has 3 strips and an
older sibling would have a strip of paper with 7 lines. The visual representation is very interesting for the child and it also helps them to see their place in the family. The child also sees the passage of time as they add a strip of paper from year to year.

Family History Albums:Scrapbooking has taken off tremendously in the past few decades. This craft is a wonderful way to work with your child to create an on-going family history. Your album can be simple pictures slipped into a book, elaborate scrapbook pages or completely crafted on your computer. If you are interested in creating a family history album with your child a great place to start is your local craft store or scrapbook store. Many offerclasses to help you begin. You can also find plenty of resources on the internet if you are interested.

Maria Montessori in What You Should Know About Your Child: “For a growing organism growth itself is
happiness.”

Supplemental Montessori Products for Elementary Classrooms

In the elementary Montessori classroom, parents and teachers struggle with issues of transitioning the child into the traditional classroom-whether public or private. Some Montessori teachers use "supplemental products" for the elementary classroom. Yet, some of these "supplemental" products can be very traditional by nature. It is abundantly clear to most teachers that "supplemental products" are needed. However, it is a point of contention as to how to fit the traditional into the Montessori environment. Montessori styled products do exist (some are inspired by the Montessori teachers and/or schools themselves) and are used by many Montessori teachers and classrooms around the United States. These products "fill in the gaps" and allow for a more hands-on, inquiry based approach to the content that is being taught and tested for in public schools today. And we all understand, parent's want their children to transition into mainstream education with no problems and/or issues.