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Mrs. Russell's Friends
May 2024
Finalizing Our Amazing Year!
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KINDERGARTEN
Students will read Outside In and discover how nature brings itself from the outside to the inside.
How can nature been seen, heard, smelled, and felt inside just like it can when I am outside?
Students read and responded to the book Outside In by listing things from nature that make their way into inside spaces. Next, they went on a nature walk to hunt for and collect pieces of nature to bring inside. They sorted their findings by type of object and then created a piece of art from all the beautiful parts of nature.
Book Inspiration + Written Response
Sorting Pieces from Nature Walk
1ST GRADE
Students will share their self-simile poems and portraits with peers.
How does each part of my portrait connect to my character traits, likes, strengths, gifts, talents, and genius type?
Students celebrated the completion of the self-simile project by reading their poetry and quizzing friends on how each 3D object represents a personality trait within the poem. They also extended this self-exploration by choosing a body part and writing why they call it, "The Best Part of Me!" For example, "my hands are the best part of me because I can use them for building with Legos and working with tools."
Final Product Example
Presenting to Peers
2ND GRADE
Students will reflect on the cardboard arcade and their abilities to employ it successfully.
What were some successes as well as improvements needed after 2 eventful days of arcade playing with friends?
Students took time to count the tickets earned on day 1 and day 2 of arcade playing. They also had to total the amount of income earned each day to see how their game contributed to the success of the arcade. Finally, they responded to the following reflection questions: Why was this project important? How were you challenged? How did you overcome challenges? What will you take from this project to do next in life?
Counting and Adding Tickets Earned
Counting and Adding Tickets Earned
3RD GRADE
Students will present their mystery box to parents.
Will my parents have the detective skills necessary to discover who my mystery box represents?
Students held their mystery box event for parents and shared their mystery boxes that represent a person from the world of STEM. Each box held lots of clues including: fun facts, curious questions, 3D artifacts, family members, the field of study, century of birth, famous inventions/discoveries and many other visual images. Parents played the job of detective and did an excellent job using the tips offered by these 3rd graders to guess the correct person.
Mystery Box
Who in the world could this be?
4TH GRADE
Students will write powerful statements in just 6 words.
How will I communicate my life stories to others?
Students spent time reflecting on their 4th grade year while envisioning their upcoming 5th grade year. After hashtagging their purpose for next year, they were challenged to begin a deeper reflection on different areas of life and write a powerful legacy statement in just 6 words. The stories were written in response to these phrases:
my life as a student
my life as an athlete/artist
my life as a son or daughter
my life in summary
my goals for the future
my greatest defeat
my greatest triumph
6 Word Story Example
6 Word Story Example
5TH GRADE
Students will share their society creation process with an audience.
How can I portray what I have learned about building societies and civilizations?
Students shared their project-based learning process and final creations with their parent audience. They took time to explain all the inspiration, research, teamwork, communication, collaboration and creativity it took to come up with these detailed societies. They were also able to showcase a StopMotion video of each civilization in action!
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