Grade 1 Projects
Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge
Grade 1 projects
Content of Our Character: We read a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. and listened to his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. We found out that Dr. King wants us to think about what people are like INSIDE, not on the outside. Our grade 1 students brainstormed character traits that they want people to know they have, and explained how you could tell this is true. Watch their videos here:
Ms. Sherman's class:
Sherman.movMs. Rossetti's class:
Rossetti.movMrs. Libertini's class:
Libertini.movMrs. Carlson's class:
Carlson.movAnimal Adaptations: Grade 1 students examined a nonfiction text about an animal and identified one part of its body that was specially adapted to help it survive. Students created illustrations with narration to help you see what they learned.
Ms. Rossetti's class:
Libertini.movMrs. Carlson's class:
sherman.movThanksgiving Then and Now: Students looked at photos from Plimouth Plantation and showed how our celebration has evolved over time:
