Convictions and Conflict: 9th Graders Prepare for Mock Trial With Essential Questions
“I argued that people’s experiences that they think are the same are actually not the same and influence what they are willing to fight for.” …
English
Around the Table: Celebrations and Storytelling in JK
“I’m gonna visit my Gigi next week!” JK investigators are learning about the season, holidays like Diwali and Thanksgiving, and the various ways we all …
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 …
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…” …
Unbe-leaf-able Insights in 2nd Grade Reading
“The first thing we’re going to do is compare and contrast our new book, The Little Yellow Leaf, with the book we read last week…” …
The Sky(line) is the Limit in Kindergarten Literacy
“When Baby Echo points at me it’s my turn to say the sounds, then when Baby Echo looks at you, it’s your turn! Ready?” The …
Parsing the Page in 9th Grade World Literature
“When I say Aristotle or Dante, what does that call up for you?” This week, 9th grade World Literature students discussed active reading strategies and …
A Garden of Words in 6th Grade English
6th Grade readers and writers are mid-way through their exploration of the novel Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman. Each chapter is told from the perspective of …
Third Graders Practice “Real Reading” with a Charming Story about Friendship
“I think he’s feeling left out because he’s new and everyone’s already scared of him but he just wants to play.” Third grade readers this …