We'll be continuing
on this year with lots of exciting projects and field trips. Of course, we are going to Boston to walk Freedom's
Trail on April 10, but before that we are going to News Channel 13 on February 29 for a tour and to see part of
the news live at 12. It should be fun.
Upcoming projects that will tie in lots of curriculum areas will include our planning the trip to Boston. Yes,
we will calculate mileage, gas cost, spending, driving times and write about what we hope to see when we're there.
The children will write a schedule for their day in Boston.
We're creating a "television" talk show to learn about the liturgical year and researching our questions
about the Holy Eucharist. I got a second computer in my room so I'm excited!
We will be completing cooperative laboratory exercises in math that tie together concepts in geometry. One project
we will use angle measurement for is making sundials. We will make a shadow plot and then create our sundials using
precise measurements.
One of the children suggested we create a time capsule to bury, and so I thought we should go ahead and make that
another class project. We'll brainstorm as a class what to put in it and we'll do it.
In addition we will be doing some intense article writing as we create our "Revolutionary War" newspapers
in March and April. We'll also be desiging mini bios for our musical programs and posters for use in the musical.
It has been wonderful focusing in on one era of United States history for the year, as I believe when it comes
to curriculum less is more.
Averill Park Central School is using my book Racing the Rope as required reading at the sixth grade level. They
have recently purchased 75 copies and I have to go and speak upcoming, so I'm very happy about this accomplishment
and I thought I would share.
We do have new pictures on the picture link, and check out the new link to find out what I am reading, which is
important if you want insight into what feeds my ever evolving methodology and classroom practice. I've done tons
of recent research and reading on progressive education models of reform and have been largely inspired. |
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