This Fall, students in our oldest grades have been listening to a series of math books that discuss and explain all different types of math processes. Books we’ve read this fall include: Multiplying Menace, Sold!, Rabbits Rabbits Everywhere, and Zachary Zormer: Shape Transformer. We’ve talked about how multiplying with fractions is the same and Read More >>
Government and Social Justice
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” In class we discussed the meaning of these words from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence. We then brainstormed Read More >>
Scientific Problem Solving and Experimental Design
For the first part of the year, the oldest students were part of a unit where they explored the scientific approach to problem solving and experimental design. Throughout the unit it was stressed that there are many different problem solving models. First students watched a video and discussed The Pellagra Story which showcased how Dr. Read More >>