Martha Friend holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with a minor in Marine Ecology from Rider University. She has 32 years of experience teaching elementary education, including 17 years as a K–5 STEAM Lab teacher and earlier experience as a fifth-grade teacher.
Students learn the importance of preparing for extreme heat with the help of an informational text and write a letter to share their new knowledge with a community member.
Inquire: Students connect patterns of extreme heat to their lives and their behaviors.
Investigate: Students learn about how to prepare for extreme heat while looking for word patterns in the American Red Cross book, Prepare with Pedro: Extreme Heat.
Inspire: Students write to a community member who works outside, explaining preparations for extreme heat using one-syllable words.
Students prepare for a “field trip” to the beach on a hot day through a read aloud, writing, and hands-on activities.
Inquire: Students think about what they should bring to the beach to stay safe in the sun.
Investigate: Students engage in a read aloud of If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don’t! by Elise Parsley, and choose what to bring to the beach to be safe from the sun and heat through writing and a hands-on activity.
Inspire: Students write and draw to explain necessary items or physical adaptations for a heat wave.
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