In first grade, students have spent the week learning about the Boston Marathon. They learned about its significance to Boston, the history of marathons (including marathon firsts, such as first female competitor, first wheelchair competitor, etc.), the Boston Marathon course, qualifying and fundraising athletes, and the importance of training. On
One of the fifth graders’ final projects for the semester will be creating and developing their own wikis based on their reading of The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton. From now until the end of the term, students will use their wiki as a knowledge base to track the many characters,
On Wednesday, you could hear a pin drop in second grade. How is this possible, you might ask? We were holding our 19th annual Read-a-thon! The second graders spent all day reading to raise money in support of Gaining Ground, a local nonprofit that grows and distributes 100 percent of its
On Monday, the fourth grade class took a virtual field trip to Corinth, Greece. They met with archaeologist Taylor Cwikla, who shared some history and artifacts from the archaeological site at ancient Corinth. She also introduced the Museum Maker project, in which the fourth graders will become museum curators and
Fifth grade students have been exploring storytelling through movement and imagination. Using a feather and a necklace as inspiration, each group worked together to create a series of three to four tableaux that bring a story to life. This activity encourages students to identify the most important moments in a
Just in time for spring, our pre-kindergarten students built terrariums in their classroom this week. Their yearlong exploration of growing cycles began with their digging of potatoes in the fall, and in the winter, they grew mushrooms on a substrate in the classroom. Recently, they have been learning about green
Third graders have been learning about the physical and behavioral adaptations of animals. As their culminating project, students designed and constructed an animal species using their knowledge of adaptations and their own creativity. Some criteria included structural adaptations that allowed for an offense or defense against predators and instinctive behavioral
This year, we’re introducing the Fundations program to the pre-kindergarten curriculum. Our other early childhood students already use this evidence-based literacy program with great success, and we are eager to align letter and sound instruction with the approach used in the older grades. As part of the curriculum, students are
Do you know what a tombolo is? Ask a second grader! This week, the students visited the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Students had an opportunity to meet with map educators and learn about the current exhibit, Terrains of Independence, and examine revolution-era Boston maps.
In the current fifth grade science unit, students are studying aspects of our planet and its relationship to the Sun and Moon. Through lessons examining the changing seasons, shortening of daylight hours, and how the Earth both rotates and revolves, fifth graders are learning more deeply about how and why
