by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, Social Studies, whole school
Chittenango Landing Originally uploaded by New School-SyracuseTo support our study of local history the whole school visited Chittenango Landing where we some of the things we learned about archeological digs, what it was like to live on a canal boat and how canal...
by newschoolsyr | May 6, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, Social Studies, whole school
What on earth?! Alan (Ben and Greer’s dad) taught us how to use the ipads he brought in, to make our mark in mapmaking. Now we know how to find the school, and our own house, spreading the image to even ‘drive’ the route home. We went outside to take...
by newschoolsyr | Apr 10, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, Social Studies, whole school
Each child at The New School was given a replica of an old postcard of a Syracuse scene. Postcards showed parks, downtown scenes, and places of interest such as Oakwood Cemetery. Using VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) children were asked to look at the picture...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 17, 2012 | 2011-2012, Community events, Social Studies, whole school
Time Travel at The New SchoolTo introduce our Local History unit all the children at The New School were sent home a different historical postcard of a Syracuse scene. The postcards were dated from the 1920’s to 1930’s. Using Visual Thinking Strategies...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 13, 2012 | 2011-2012, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
After studying the early explorers to the New World we turned our attention to the people who decided to settle in the New World – the early colonists. Each student was assigned one of the 13 colonies to research the...
by newschoolsyr | Oct 2, 2011 | grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
For the older student, our early American History unit began in September with a study of the early explorers to the New World. The students were divided into four groups (countries): Spain, France, England and Holland. Each group is responsible for researching and...
