It’s easy to make fun of stuff – it’s cooler to make stuff! Kid President has a life-long wish fulfilled when he gets to see how jet engines are made and is provided with the inspiration to finish a project of his own. Use the Executive Function Rubric to see how you can develop your… Read More Famous Failures
Kindergarten students played Tic-Tac-Toe this week! Using their critical thinking skillsThis was no ordinary game, this was a mash-up of Family Feud, Jeopardy, Tic-Tac-Toe and library skills assessment! Students earned a “X” or “O” for their team by choosing a either “fiction” or “nonfiction” correctly after being shown a book cover. We had so much fun and reviewed… Read More Tic-Tac-Toe Library Skills
Robert Munsch’s The Paper Bag Princess is a bestselling modern classic that features a princess who rescues a very snooty—and ungrateful—prince. The Princess Elizabeth is slated to marry Prince Ronald when a dragon attacks the castle and kidnaps Ronald. In resourceful and humorous fashion, Elizabeth finds the dragon, outsmarts him, and rescues Ronald–who is less… Read More Paper Bag Challenge
Read the nonfiction book titled: Thank You Sarah, The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson. Sarah’s story is an inspiration for us to think about things we can do to make a difference in our communities. What are some ways you can make the community better? Additional Activity Websites: Thanksgiving Timeline This site provides information about how Thanksgiving… Read More All About Thanksgiving
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. This activity will suppoprt the work in the classroom as students explore the features of non-fiction content and the concepts of informational text using this multiplatform application with one-to-one iPads.
New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun and new surprising adventure with Pete the Cat! In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it’s not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing—will he… Read More Pete the Cat: And the Lost Tooth
Thank you for sharing your children with us for the first enrichment cycle of Earth Kids, Oct 1-Nov 14! We are thrilled with this awesome club and it’s members! We would like to invite any members from this enrichment cycle to join us during the next three cycles in support of our awareness program. If you are able… Read More Earth Kids Club 2018: Week 7, 11/14
We pledge to keep our planet healthy and beautiful by recycling and reducing our waste. Please watch the video below with your class. Everyone in the class should sign the William O. Schaefer Recycling Pledge and put it on the BLUE bin in your classroom. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for the… Read More How to Recycle demonstarted by the 2018 Earth Kids Club