by newschoolsyr | Dec 29, 2021 | 2021-2022, Cortland Student Teacher, Social Studies
In December the 2nd-4th graders were able to begin a Unit Plan on the 13 Colonies. The students were very excited to be learning about the United States history, but first it had to be explained to the students that the United States started off as the 13 Colonies....
by newschoolsyr | Nov 26, 2021 | 2021-2022, Grades 3 - 5, Social Studies
To start off our unit on native tribes in the US, we studied maps and discussed how the original inhabitants of North and South America came to the continents over the ice covered Bering Strait. We looked at the tribes in the 5 regions, (north east, south east, north...
by newschoolsyr | Jun 17, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Social Studies, youngest students
Post Card Museum After completing a scavenger hunt in the Syracuse area to find a place from a historic postcard, students had to compare their postcard to the current location. Using a visual thinking strategy they tried to notice all the similarities and...
by newschoolsyr | May 29, 2021 | 2020-2021, Community, grades 4 - 8, Social Studies
New School students, grades 4 – 8, were assigned to find the answer to a number of questions teachers posed relating to Education, Syracuse’s Police Department, Lead Poisoning, Housing and Health. Their findings were discussed with the class. After digesting all...
by newschoolsyr | May 29, 2021 | 2020-2021, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, Kindergarten, Social Studies
From mid-April to the beginning of May, the K-3 students embarked on a journey to learn about the Erie Canal. The unit began with discussions about the ways in which people and goods move from place to place today. After creating a list of how we move from place to...
by newschoolsyr | May 14, 2021 | 2020-2021, 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 and...
