by newschoolsyr | Jan 29, 2017 | 2016-2017, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, math, Uncategorized
Let me introduce you to the powerful pentomino! Each unique shape shares one common attribute. It has 5 squares. With these manipulatives, each child cut and created their own set, we were able to explore so many geometry concepts. We considered flips, turns and...
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 | Mar 21, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, Social Studies
Students in Second Grade through Fifth Grade have been learning about the different aspects of Ancient Indian culture. With our student teacher, Erica, they learned about the different foods that were eaten in Ancient India, as well as the social Caste System that was...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 21, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 2, math
With our student teacher, Erica, students in Second Grade have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes through hands-on activities. We started at 2D shapes and learned about the properties of these shapes, including the number of faces, edges, and corners each shape...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 1, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, science grade 2, science grades K-2, science K-1, youngest students
The New School started housing fertilized chicken eggs on March 7th, and are watching them grown in an incubator day by day. We looked at this as a great opportunity to teach our students all about chickens. Students in Kindergarten through Second Grade have been...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 2, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, youngest students
The youngest group of students have been investigating DINOSAURS! We took a long time to read Dinosaur Valley and Maia: A Dinosaur Grows Up. Dinosaur Valley follows a family of Orodromeus dinosaurs. Maia is a story of a Maiasaura, a duck-billed dinosaur, as she grows...
