Welcome!  

In our classroom we have a great time learning and becoming a community.  We follow the district curriculum in all areas including math, reading, social emotional learning (SEL) and science.   Your student will be excited to know that with our FOSS science kits  we will be learning about rocks (pebbles, sand, and silt), states of matter, and insects.   In addition to our district curriculum I like to offer students the opportuinity to  create some fun and interesting stem projects.  Most are based off of books we read or topics your student shows interest in.    I have a general plan of challenges I pose to students, but these are always adapted to and changed depending upon student interest and wonderings.   Here is an example of what that looks like in our classroom.  

We will read "The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot"  which is a twisted fairy tale.  After talking about the literary elements, such as comparing and contrasting this with the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf, I give students their own little alien ( a pom pom ball) I then challenge them  to engineer a transportation device or to build a structure they think  their alien would benefit from .  I show them the supplies they have available, they create a plan and draw or write about it,  they build, try out their creation and make adjustments, modifications, and or additions.   My objective is to allow them to want to think creatively, learn that "mistakes" and what we consider  "failure" are not bad but rather a step or part in the process  in achieving our goals.  I want them to feel free to "not be right"  and most importantly to want to continue learning and exploring! Below are a couple of examples of what students have created in the past.  

If you have any questions, would like to donate supplies, or have other ideas feel free to share!  All are welcome!