by newschoolsyr | Nov 17, 2023 | Social Studies, Social Studies grades K-2, Uncategorized, youngest students
This fall students in all grade levels have participated in learning about Ancient Egypt. First as a mixed age group, we discussed what the word ancient means and then had students share what they know about any ancient civilizations. Then in three age groups, we...
by newschoolsyr | May 26, 2023 | 2022-2023, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Uncategorized, writing workshop, youngest students
Children in Kindergarten and First Grade participated in a writing class this spring where they “played” with words and pictures. They worked on rhyming, fact & opinion and writing descriptive sentences. Here are some examples of their...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 28, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Uncategorized, youngest students
Some of the youngest students listened to the book Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews. After listening to the book, counting dots and discussing each page, students worked hard on making their own Ten Blue Dots Book. During each class, students get to work on a page or...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 28, 2022 | 2021-2022, grade 1, Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st grade, science, science K-1, Uncategorized, youngest students
Learning about Iron Filings Over the last few months, all of the kindergarten and first graders have been in a magnet class during Investigations that was a total of five classes. The groups were split up into two groups and they met about once a week. This class was...
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...
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Our children, our students, live in a world that has developed all kinds of media and ways to transmit information, disinformation, ideas, and images. They hear the media, adults, other peers talking about events and opinions as they move through their days. Some of...
