by newschoolsyr | Dec 24, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grades 6-8, grades 7-8, middle school, Social Studies
Students in the upper grades this fall started a unit on the Civil War. Before we delved into this history topic they were asked three questions to respond to individually and then discuss as a group. They were asked: What is history? Who Cares? Why study it?...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 24, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grades 4 - 6, Social Studies
In the fall of 2019, students in grades 4 and 5 were part of a social studies unit studying the Declaration of Independence. First they reviewed the 13 colonies and read books about the Boston Tea Party, Lexington and Concord and the ride of Paul Revere. They...
by newschoolsyr | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019 - 2020, grade 3, language arts, Social Studies, Social Studies grades K-2
The explorer’s unit required students to first examine the difference between nomadic and settled homes. Students also examined nomadic lifestyles and how they are similar/different to an explorer. Students discussed why explorers choose to explore (to find new...
by newschoolsyr | May 25, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, language arts, middle school, Social Studies, writing workshop
Three of our middle school students participated in a four-session workshop designed to enhance the skills of developing writers. In preparation, the students read “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo — a story of World War I told through the eyes of a horse....
by newschoolsyr | May 11, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, mystery guest, Social Studies
History is about real people and the places they lived. It is about their stories. Too often in the study of history, our education misses this facet. Last week our older students were part of an extraordinary discussion. One of our students told us her grandfather...
by newschoolsyr | May 10, 2019 | 2018 - 2019, grades 6-8, language arts, Social Studies, visual arts
The causes and effects of the Great Depression were studied through the eyes of artists Dorothea Lange, John Steinbeck, Woody Guthrie, a political cartoonist of the era and Langston Hughes. Children created a one-page written and visual response based on one of...
