By C.J. Hirschfield
No, that isn’t a typo in the headline. “Realia” is a real word that means “objects and material from everyday life, especially when used as teaching aids.”
No, that isn’t a typo in the headline. “Realia” is a real word that means “objects and material from everyday life, especially when used as teaching aids.”
Well,
Fairyland has realia in spades, and we love to share it. Case in point: beginning
Oct. 11, first-graders from six underserved Oakland schools and 18 classrooms
will get to see, smell and touch plants as part of our “Science Alive” program,
designed to get them excited about biology.