by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, Kindergarten and 1st grade, math, youngest students
The youngest students have been taking part in a math class learning about fractions and geometry. They loved the hands-on activities! In fractions, they began by identifying and creating equal parts of objects. They used playdoh and cookie cutters to cut shapes in...
by newschoolsyr | Mar 18, 2016 | 2015-2016, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, youngest students
As children develop an awareness of letters, and the sounds they make, they also have to learn how to form letters smoothly and automatically, writing from the top of the letter to the bottom. This year our youngest children have enjoyed a variety of classes where...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 24, 2016 | 2015-2016, grade 1, Kindergarten and 1st grade, language arts, Social Studies, youngest students
Students in Kindergarten and First Grade have been learning about the culture of India through the use of the book Count Your Way Through India by Jim Haskins. We started at one and learned about how to say this number in Hindi and about the amazing banyan tree....
by newschoolsyr | Nov 21, 2015 | 2015-2016, Kindergarten and 1st grade, youngest students
The youngest group of students are participating in a printing class. They are working their way through the alphabet learning how to form all the capital letters correctly. They have worked on the letters A-M so far and will continue to practice the rest of the...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 5, 2014 | 2013-2014, language arts, science, visual arts, youngest students
The youngest children started learning about the Solar System in January. Children developed questions they wanted answered about each plant. As we listened to The Magic School Bus, Lost in the Solar System, and books by Seymour Simon children drew and wrote...
by newschoolsyr | Feb 14, 2013 | 2012-2013, language arts, language arts grades K-2, language arts phonemic awareness, visual arts, youngest students
Once a week the youngest students listen to a book on tape. As they listen they copy the title of the book and start drawing a favorite scene in the book. More recently children have been asked to write one or two sentences. Some of the titles they have listened to...
