by newschoolsyr | Nov 27, 2016 | 2016-2017, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, language arts, Lemoyne Student teacher
In a series of three lessons the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students learned about four different parts of speech. First they learned the function of verbs in the English language and that every English sentence must contain at least one verb. Then we practiced enhancing...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 27, 2016 | 2016-2017, grades 6-8, Lemoyne Student teacher, math
In Math class the 7th graders have been developing their abilities to solve for a variable in a equation and have recently been introduced to solving inequalities. The amount of background knowledge and problem solving abilities students bring makes each class very...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 27, 2016 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, Lemoyne Student teacher, science
Over the past couple weeks the older students have been studying infectious diseases. Thus far they have completed two hands on experiments. In one experiment they simulated spreading the common cold among students in the room and they experienced first hand how...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 26, 2016 | 2016-2017, grades 6-8, language arts
Paul Otteson, parent of two former New School students, returned to teach a 3-session workshop on story structure, with an emphasis on how to end stories or story segments. Exercises included learning about six classic styles of ending stories (resolved, unresolved,...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 24, 2016 | 2016-2017, Grades 5 - 8, language arts, Uncategorized, visual arts
The seven oldest students are taking part in a poetry class, which was inspired by Bob Dylan’s recent nomination for the Nobel Prize for Literature. We started the discussion discussing the difference between a poet and a lyricist. It was interesting that all but one...
