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 …
Lower School
Pumpkin to Talk About in JK Math Explorations
“I think it will be orange, white, hard and squishy.” Or, “sticky, gooey, so many seeds.” Can you guess what Junior Kindergarteners explored in this …
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 …
Esti-mysteries in 4th Grade Math
“YES! Esti-mystery! You can play too. You have to guess how many there are. Then you get 4 clues and then you find out.” This …
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 …
Forces of Fun in 2nd Grade Science
This week, 2nd Grade Scientists studied some basics of forces (“push or a pull”) and began to set up their year-long science notebooks to capture …
Getting the Hang of Angles in 4th Grade Geometry
4th grade mathematicians are studying Geometry this week, wrapping up the year with in-class and at-home work on angles, lines, shape attributes and more. Early …
Clock Talks in Second Grade Math
“I think I know what ‘PM’ means, it maybe means ‘prepare for midnight!’” 2nd Grade Mathematicians are learning all about time. Reading an analog clock …
Seed to Sprout in 4th Grade Science
“Because the milkweed looks just like a weed and it grows around here and then people cut it down. It’s the monarch’s only source of …