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Bugsocopters 2018

Students in grades 3 and 4 enjoyed a unit on variables. To help them learn that in order to test a single characteristic in a design, you can only change one variable. Bugsocopters, fun paper twirling designs, came to the rescue. First the students were given a standard Bugsocopter to experiment with. They had to Read More >>

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Measurement 2018

Students in grades 2, 3 and 4 were part of a three week measurement unit where we explored length, weight, temperature and volume. In each lesson students used tools to explore the huge world of measurement. After studying a thermometer and the two scales of measurement (Fahrenheit and Centigrade) students measured the temperature of some Read More >>

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Math Centers with Calli

In math class over the last six weeks we worked on breaking numbers up to twelve into two parts, which helps the students start to develop basic addition skills. I used many different things in class to help the students see that numbers can be broken into two parts. They built block towers, drew cats Read More >>

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Seeds Class with Calli

In our seeds class the students were able to examine multiple different types of seeds. They looked at both dry and wet lima and kidney bean seeds. We first examined what the outside looked and felt like then the students were able to cut the seeds open and examine the insides so that they could Read More >>

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Calder’s Circus

   Step Right Up! The whole school spent this fall creating circus acts for our very own circus. We were inspired by the work of Alexander Calder and his amazing circus. We first watched a video of Alexander Calder presenting his circus (circa 1950). After generating a list of materials Calder used, and brainstorming possible Read More >>

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Industrial Revolution

Our Industrial Revolution unit focused on the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution. First we had to compare life in an agrarian society and how it was different during the industrial society. We looked at maps from 1860, 1900 and 1920 that showed how industrial centers started to grow and move west and south. Read More >>

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Periodic Table

Children in grade 5-8th have participated in a class that has been exploring the periodic table.  We started with thinking about how elements “look”.  We built three different types of models to try and visualize these tiny building blocks.  Our discussion included learning about atomic numbers, electrons, neutrons and protons.            Read More >>

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Guns for General Washington

In our Historical Fiction Book Club we read Guns for General Washington –  A Story of the American Revolution. This book was told from the point of view of a 19 year old soldier in General Washington’s army. The men are now at a standstill and have no artillery to defend themselves against the British Read More >>

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Halloween House Ad with Calli

Our paragraph writing class was Halloween themed. The students had to pretend that they were real estate agents and create an ad for a haunted house that they would be trying to sell to a monster or another creepy creature. The students really enjoyed being able to use their wild imaginations when coming up with Read More >>

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Personal Narratives

We all have amazing stories to tell, so this fall a small group of children were part of a class, inspired by Lucy Calkins, which encourage each of them to explore the genre of personal narratives. First they were asked to think of a person that matters to them and to list small moments that came Read More >>