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Creating Worlds
In my classroom, we are well and truly launched on creating our own worlds! As a culmination of our Earth science unit, our literature studies, and our social studies emphasis this year on government circles of influence, responsibility and authority, each student in our class is designing a world of their own. There are four…
The Earth Moves (And we take note!)
3rd-5th grade science right now is focusing on the concept of plate tectonics and the structure of our planet. We had two very different science lessons last week: On Tuesday, the 3rd and 4th graders took part in a very simple experiment. I had collected some small rocks and wood chips during recess, and I…
One Solar System, Many kinds of Learning
This year, our whole school instructional theme is circles, and this month all class levels have been studying the circles of Solar System in science. Each class is doing some research, making a model of some form, and learning facts about the solar system’s objects and their movement, each in a developmentally appropriate way. In…
Treasure Boxes
Our final theme lesson of the year centered on what we treasure in our hearts, including what we treasure about ourselves and others. This week, students decorated shoe boxes to make their own treasure chests. Afterwards, each student wrote a short note to every peer in their class, saying what they treasure about them. The…
Earth Day
Saturday is Earth Day. In connection with our Trash and Treasure theme, we discussed which of earth’s resources are valued, and how we can protect and conserve them. We read the book, The Lorax by Dr. Seuss, and discussed what happened to the community as trees were cut down. We then discussed ways to help…