At the beginning of our Ancient China unit, the class filled out a KWL (Know, Want to know, and What I Learned). They were only able to fill out the Read More >>
Pixie
Pixie is a language arts and reasoning program that focuses on “sharpening” the thinking skills of children. It does this by giving them scenarios and asking them how they would Read More >>
Layers of the Earth
We began our layers of the Earth class by asking ourselves, “How many layers of the Earth are there?”. That is when everyone learned that there are four layers of, Read More >>
Systemic Racism
Our children, our students, live in a world that has developed all kinds of media and ways to transmit information, disinformation, ideas, and images. They hear the media, adults, other Read More >>
Bees
Last year our Student Teacher began a study of bees with some of our students. They used a multi-disciplinary approach using some reading, making a 3D model of the Read More >>
Biography Class
Recently in biography class students have been researching different figures from Colonial Times. Each of the students in class was assigned a different person and wrote a narrative paragraph Read More >>
Explorers
Explorers class was a class that focused on a key question throughout the entire unit which was; did the explorers explore, encounter or invade the land they found? This question Read More >>
Xerox
To assist children learning how to read, we offer small group instruction that focuses on the six syllable types. Using Road to Reading, and Wilson Language, each week children receive Read More >>
Letters Home
This fall, students in 3rd through 6thgrades were introduced to letter writing by our student teacher, Johnna. Students began by exploring the elements of a friendly letter; including the heading, Read More >>