by newschoolsyr | Oct 25, 2011 | math, science, Social Studies grades K-2
K +1st grade students explored how many seeds are inside a pumpkin. We started out by reading part of the book How Many Seeds are in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara. After we read about how the class in the book got messy and goopy emptying out...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 23, 2011 | grades 4 - 8, math
Students in the intermediate grades explored the many ways you can display data. The first information or data we considered was a list of our birthdays. How could we display this information so it would be easier to read and compare? Bar Graphs were the answer. Our...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 17, 2011 | Grades 5 - 8, math
The oldest group of students as well as a few 5th graders, participated in a three week integer class. We started with the basics of the number line and what lies to the “left” of zero. We then moved on to adding and subtracting with positive and negative...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 13, 2011 | math, youngest students
1st graders were given a magnifying glass and asked to compare and contrast dimes, nickels, pennies and quarters. They played games such as “Race to a Quarter” and “The Matching Game” which gave them practice trading coins (5 pennies for 1 nickel, 2 nickels for 1 dime...
by newschoolsyr | Dec 4, 2010 | affective education, math, science, visual arts, youngest students
Every day kindergartners and first graders enjoy opportunities for creative play. In small groups of three or four, as they play with blocks, cars, geotracks and marble runs, they learn how to collaborate, share ideas, and negotiate with each...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 8, 2010 | math
During Math Center, the youngest students have started out this school year exploring math materials. We began with looking at and playing with cubes and parquetry pieces. Students were given time to build, explore, play and describe what their pieces...
