Project Description We hope to develop “citizen scientists” in our first grade so that they know they can impact our world by studying, observing and sharing their ideas with the […]
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Makerspace
Project Description To Create a Makerspace STEM area in the library area, where students can learn about the engineering process and design process. A Makerspace has grown in popularity due […]
Read moreCape Cod brochure
Project Description All second grade teachers will be involved in this project. Students will be researching landforms of Cape Cod while also learning to make a map with geological features. […]
Read more3D Printer for Digital Art
Project Description At a primary school, I am the technology teacher for all the students K-2. I teach the students digital literacy, as well as introductions to coding, digital art […]
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Creating, Designing, and Building in Kindergarten
Project Description We have planned a year-long project in which we will choose structures from around the world that draw attention to different types of architecture. Our vision is to […]
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Puppets Alive
Project Description My objective is to develop a love of reading and writing in a dramatic way. Students in second grade work on developing expression, understanding characters – how they […]
Read moreShakespeare is Alive and well in Forestdale!
Goals, objectives, and activities Students will learn about the life of Shakespeare through books and short stories. They will be exposed to the folk tales and short stories that […]
Read moreProject L.I.F.E.
Goals, objectives, and activities Project L.I.F.E. (Lessons in Field Ecology) was first created through a partnership between the Thornton Burgess Society and the Sandwich Public Schools in 1982. It’s […]
Read moreProject Based Learning: It’s All Greek To Me
Goals, objectives, and activities Our goal is to implement a Project Based Learning Unit on the study of Ancient Greece. After introducing Ancient Greece through myths and readings in […]
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Spanish Speaking “Pen Pals”
The Spanish language program, in grades 7&8, requires that students learn how to: read, write, speak and understand Spanish. This project is to enhance our student’s ability to read […]
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Birds of Prey
In Grade 2, all students will be able to recognize the different needs of bird types based on their characteristics (i.e. different bird’s adaptations to their habitats by comparing […]
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