Vowel in a Day’s Work in First Grade
“Capes are something that superheroes wear, but you can wear it if you’re not a superhero.” First grade readers, writers, and spellers are learning about …
Lower School
Using Our (Jelly)Beans – Math in JK
LOWER SCHOOL: USING OUR (JELLY) BEANS: SWEET MATH SKILLS IN JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN “There’s only six cups, so we are putting blue and purple together.” Junior …
Sails and Tales: 4th Graders Navigate Early California with History and Math
SAILS AND TALES: 4TH GRADERS NAVIGATE EARLY CALIFORNIA WITH HISTORY AND MATH 4th grade historians wrapped up their study of mission life in early CA …
Collected Classroom Moments
This week’s weather put a damper on my class visit routines. In lieu of the usual, more detailed insight into two grade levels, here is …
Cay-enne You Do It? “Spicy” Math Challenges in Kindergarten
CAY-ENNE YOU DO IT? “SPICY” MATH CHALLENGES IN KINDERGARTEN Kindergarten mathematicians are deep in their learning about subtraction, flexing their counting, grouping, and numeral writing …
Counting Ten to Fun: 1st Grade Mathematicians Build Their Number and Pattern Fluency
“I disagree. I counted by tens then by ones and got 48.” “I disagree because I counted by tens and saw it wasn’t 50. So …
Busy Hands and Bespoke Hearts: Skill-Building with Valentines in Junior Kindergarten
Junior Kindergarteners had a busy week of writing, storytelling, story-listening, and math! With Valentine’s Day, students set a routine to create a card for each …
In-Flow-Mation: Studying Rivers and Rainfall in Second Grade Science
Second Grade scientists are studying patterns of river flow and formation, connecting to their unit on geographic landforms in homeroom! This week, scientists started with …
Write On (and On): Studying Essay Structures in 4th Grade
4th grade writers are flexing their essay-writing skills in a week-long process to publish an essay on a topic of their choosing. In recent weeks, …
The Great Divide – Fractions and Frameworks in 3rd Grade Math
3rd Grade mathematicians are building conceptual frameworks for division using a variety of modes of learning and participation. Our warm-ups each day in math are …