RockOn! A Virtual Reality Geology Project A fourth grader from High Tech elementary North County stood inside a crater of an extinct volcano. He contemplated where to go next…
A Walk In The Parks Students researched one of the 63 US National Parks focusing on information that other 4th graders would enjoy learning about
Art and Activism Inspired by the picture book A is for Activist, in this project students explored the power of “muralism” to create change in communities
The Great Ceramicist Throw Down Students learned from local ceramics artists to make their own creations
Dance Dance Reconstruction I never intended to become an advocate for teaching history in elementary school; it’s something that just sort of happened…
The Price of a Good Education “Hey, I’m gonna need that hundred dollars by the end of the day,” Max said as he double-checked the owed amount on his collection sheet.
You Say You Want a Revolution? In this action-packed eight-week project, students used primary and secondary resources …
Superheroes Unite! The Superhero project explored what superhero qualities each student possessed and how …
The Bee Project Why do we need honey bees and how do they affect our world? In order to answer these …
What is your Everest? After reading the novel Peak, by Roland Smith, fifth grade students studied the …
Understanding Habits of Heart and Mind Second graders investigated the question, “How do Members of Our Community Show Care and …
Choose Your Own Adventure Students explored examples of risk taking from personal and state history, through a …
Are You Fitter Than a 5th Grader? Over the course of 11 weeks, 5th grade students studied the human body, learned about …
Project Deepening: Bird Dancers Second grade students deepen their project with a visit from bird dancers from several local tribes
Rock Stars, Eggs, and Teaching What really counts in the “egg drop challenge” is what happens after an egg breaks…
Kindergarten: Expanding Play Michelina Miedema shares how students in Kindergarten express their ideas through play…
First Grade: Work in Play Jamelle Jones at High Tech Elementary North County shares how students explore play as their work
Going back to Kindergarten with Kemp Harris Kindergarten made a big impression on Sarah Fine, so she went back and interviewed her teacher.
Morning Meeting: Rooting the Day in Community and Social Justice Mara Gonzales ditched the “Would You Rather” questions in her Morning Meetings and now starts the day with discussions about recognizing privilege…
HTHybrid — First Week Back Students and staff started on campus in a week filled with joy and return to regular school
Liberty Station: Then and Now We thought this project would be a great entry point for students to delve into learning …
The House That Built Me After spending almost two weeks building a house from the ground up, I learned how to…
Finding Inspiration From Beyond the Classroom For students, engaging in one topic through multiple disciplines facilitates the kind of…
Sunflowers and Math I don’t recall how long our class spent working on the art pieces or what we did before…
Echoes & Reflections Jill, the principal, was standing by the front desk at Explorer Elementary. She was petite…