PROJECTS

A Day in the Life of Class 5A – (video) a typical day in Class 5A, including all subject areas, specials, and Soda Bottle Rocketry.

Dear Mr. Henshaw – (video) after reading Dear Mr. Henshaw, students constructed their very own lunch box alarms.

Digital Newscasts – After reading the Newberry novel A Long Way from Chicago, students created digital newscasts using “Voki” to provide chapter by chapter news reports.

Monster Exchange Project – A descriptive writing and sketching activity where students exchange monster creations with one another using their descriptive writing skills.

Bridge Building – Students form simulated bridge companies with a $1.5 million budget and construct popsicle stick bridges which are tested for breaking strength.