From Act to Zinn: Studying the American Revolution in 8th Grade History
“The Quartering Act was where [British soldiers] basically lived in your home. But also, I don’t get how it was like a tax?” 8th Grade …
Curriculum Connections
Shapes, Symmetry, and Smiles: Kindergarteners Explore the World’s First Pattern Alphabet
“I see a swoosh! Look!” Kindergarten scientists this week, and last, have been exploring the world’s first Spatial Alphabet, developed by Na2ure.org. This week, students …
Still Kings: Near-Future Fiction Meets Real-World Past in 9th Grade English
“There was a quote that stood out to me: ‘We were still kings among men.’ They’re all going through the same terrible thing but… I …
Blueberries, Grandmas, and Aging Acrobats: Division Studies in 5th Grade Math
“I need a picture!” 5th Grade Mathematicians on Wednesday analyzed different situations about the same context (groups of people sharing pounds of blueberries) to generalize …
The Imposter Roster: 1st Grade Mathematicians Find “Which One Doesn’t Belong”
“Because almost all the rest use a plus but that one uses a minus; that’s the only one that uses the minus.” 1st grade Mathematicians …
One Island, Two Worlds: Unpacking Colonization 9th Grade History
“My geography is getting a lot better!” 9th Grade World History students this week focused on unpacking the history of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. …
Into the Drink: Ratios and Rationales in 6th Grade Math
“One at a time our volunteers will come up, taste the mixture, and tell us what they observe.” 6th Grade Mathematicians explored liquid concentration this …
Miles of Tiles: Skill-Building in 3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade Mathematicians this week began their Illustrative unit all about area. For all of their math learning this unit, students join one of three …
Parsing Parabolas in 9th Grade Integrated Math
“I’m gonna be honest. I had trouble finding a pattern. So I asked ChatGPT to help me but I didn’t understand what it was telling …
8th Grade Writers Look for the Hook
“I get what the point of the ‘hook’ is, to get people to want to read it, but I don’t know what to actually write…” …