Students in Second Grade through Fifth Grade have been learning about the different aspects of Ancient Indian culture. With our student teacher, Erica, they learned about the different foods that Read More >>
Archives for March 2016
VTS (Visual Thinking Strategy)
With our student teacher, Erica, students of mixed ages have been taking a class called VTS. We look at a picture, and silently write about what’s going on in the picture, Read More >>
Homeless Bird, by Gloria Whelan
This February and March, students in a 5th and 6th Grade book club read Gloria Whelan’s book about arranged marriage in India, Homeless Bird. Before we began reading, we watched Read More >>
2D and 3D Geometry
With our student teacher, Erica, students in Second Grade have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes through hands-on activities. We started at 2D shapes and learned about the Read More >>
Chickens
The New School started housing fertilized chicken eggs on March 7th, and are watching them grown in an incubator day by day. We looked at this as a great opportunity Read More >>
DINOSAURS!
The youngest group of students have been investigating DINOSAURS! We took a long time to read Dinosaur Valley and Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up. Dinosaur Valley follows a family of Read More >>
Biomes – Deserts
This spring the youngest students continued their study of Biomes which was started in the fall. Most recently we turned our attention to deserts. We read and discussed books such Read More >>
Fractions and Geometry: Parts and Shapes
The youngest students have been taking part in a math class learning about fractions and geometry. They loved the hands-on activities! In fractions, they began by identifying and creating equal Read More >>
Emergent Writers!
As children develop an awareness of letters, and the sounds they make, they also have to learn how to form letters smoothly and automatically, writing from the top of the Read More >>