Helping K Math

These sixth graders are working with some kindergarteners on writing equations showing combinations equal to ten. They are getting ready to play a game where one person hides some chips behind their back and the others guess how many they hid.

Crankies!

No, I don't mean cranky kids. This is an art form which can be used to tell a story. Both the first and third grade groups made crankies. The first graders each wrote their own constellation myth and their own cranky to illustrate it. The third graders worked collaboratively to write one story (historical fiction) together. Here are some pictures of a few first graders performing their story and a link to a video of the entire third grade story.

Sokanon and Tapenum's Adventure (click here to see the third grade story)

4th Grade Displays about Bees

Poetry Book

This second grader wrote some beautiful poems and then published them in a very fancy mini-book. Here's what her book looked like when closed and when opened all the way.

6th Graders Try to Make Stone Age Technology

The 6th graders learned about early humans. They also had a chance at trying to make some stone tools using the same techniques that early humans would have used.

Here's another student trying to make some cave art using the technique of blowing paint at her hand. Early humans would have chewed on pigment and sprayed it directly out of their mouths.

Community Helpers

Ellen's kindergarten class learned all about people in our community who help us. Here's a movie that I put together for them from all of their research.

Kindergarteners are Studying Leo Lionni

They are learning how to take notes with pictures and with words. They are also learning the difference between note-taking and art. Here they are creating some underwater scenes inspired by Swimmy.