“Give the students something to do, not something to learn; and the doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.”
~John Dewey
2nd & 3rd Graders Learn About Soil by Planting Carrot Seeds
Continuing their science curriculum’s study of soil, second and third graders took the learning outside this week! They worked with Mrs. Hillary in the garden to plant three varieties of carrots. Ask your students if they can remember which varieties are planted and about when the seeds should produce carrots. (Hint: orange carrots are appropriate for this harvest time of year.)
Kindergarten & First Graders Experience Soil Layers through Food
The K/1 students mimicked layers of soil using pudding, Oreos, coconut and gummy worms this week. What a delicious way to learn about the earth! They also designed land forms out of playdough.
8th & 9th Graders Learn About Math Conversions By Making Single Servings of Fudge
Converting Grandma’s recipes can be difficult when she uses grams and other metric units. Students in 8th & 9th grade had to convert measurements using algebraic equations to make self-serving sizes of fudge — yummy!
Life Skills Students Get to Know Each Other & Learn Brain Wiring
Students in 8th grade life skills continued getting to know each other two weeks ago by sharing symbols that represent an aspect of themselves or a hobby they enjoy. Last week, they learned about brain wiring and how our brains use a variety of thinking modalities, including focused thinking and diffuse thinking. That’s why taking breaks, a walk, and sleep are all helpful in problem-solving.
Freshmen Learn About the Declaration of Independence in Civics
Some of our freshmen are learning about the Declaration of Independence in Ms. Castro’s civics class.
Tug of War Devotionals in K-5th
Students in K-5th learned that there is only one true God today! But before they did, they played Tug of War to experience what it would feel like to have two gods. In the process, Mrs. Cori helped students answer two questions:
- Is God just the God of America or of the whole world?
- And what would life be like if there were two gods?
5th Graders Learn About Literary Devices with Games & Groups
Students in Mrs. Cori’s class played Onomatopoeia Go Fish and discussed literary devices in reading circles this week.
4th Graders Use Bar Graphs to Get to Know Each Other
Learning about friends in class + learning about graphing = making connections in the classroom! Students in fourth grade learned about each other’s favorite color and then made a bar graph to record the class’s results. What do you think the most popular color was? Ask your 4th grader!
