by newschoolsyr | Jun 16, 2025 | grade 1, grade 2, language arts, writing workshop
Small Moments is a personal narrative writing unit from Lucy Calkins. Students were asked to think of a small moment in their life they could stretch into a detailed and structured story. These young writers began with brainstorming before writing a draft, revising,...
by newschoolsyr | May 25, 2025 | grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, visual arts
Art Studio continues to be a favorite place for our kindergarten, first, and second grade students. We have continued with the studio format where students can choose their materials alternating with some classes that introduce an art form, project, or material. On...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 10, 2023 | grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, language arts
Lucy Calkins inspired a poetry unit for our students in grades K-3. Starting in September, each week of this unit inspires children to consider a new “ingredient” or strategy. The unit began with experimenting with looking at ordinary things in a new way. Subsequent...
by newschoolsyr | May 26, 2023 | 2022-2023, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Uncategorized, writing workshop, youngest students
Children in Kindergarten and First Grade participated in a writing class this spring where they “played” with words and pictures. They worked on rhyming, fact & opinion and writing descriptive sentences. Here are some examples of their...
by newschoolsyr | May 7, 2023 | 2022-2023, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science, science grades K-2
Over the winter, we have been working in depth with plants. Topics included Life Cycle of Plants Needs of a Plant Pollination Parts of a Plant Types and Disbursement of Seeds Types of Plants and Plant Habitats Parts of a Flower How Plants Get Food Decomposition of...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2022 | grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten, science, science grades K-2
We completed a unit study at the start of school on The Life Cycle of the Butterfly and Moth. Children learned about eggs, caterpillars, their metamorphosis within a cocoon or chrysalis, and their eventual emergence as a butterfly or moth. We were able to watch the...
