Mammal-Mania!! 1st & 2nd

First and second graders have been studying mammalogy, mammals of all kinds: monotreme, marsupial, and placental.  After we looked at these cool groups of mammals, specifically the duck-billed platypus and the wombat, we chose our own mammal to research and find out more.  Our students were on a fact-finding mission, and I'm so impressed by what they found to interest their audience!  See our products below. Some of the audio is hard to hear and we will definitely work on that!

Elise B.

Hayden C.

Maegan C.

Kennedy E.

Michael H.

Alejandro

Adam M.

Gunnar M.

Liliana K.

Landry H.

Mammal-Mania!!

Third grade is summarizing the study of mammals, or mammology, by researching a single mammal of their choice from the 3 groups of mammals:  Monotreme, Marsupial, and Placental.  We collected our mammal  research on an app called iFunFace.  Our research involved specific details to our mammal, patterns of adjusting to habitat, adaptations developed for survival, and in some cases ethical issues surrounding extinction and endangerment.

Mia H.

Conner K.

Dylan M.

Abby B.

Gabriel A.

Griffin V.

Dylyn W.

Kyle D.

Welcome Back! Thinking outside of the pond! Gr. 4-5

Marin S.

Grades 4-5 began the year with a social-emotional unit that had them reflecting on what it might mean to be a participant in the GT pullout class and in life.  How do we treat others and ourselves when differences are very apparent?  What is our own style of learning and how does that affect group members with whom we are working?  Click on link below to read more and see other student's projects!!

Welcome Back! Thinking outside of the duck pond! Gr 1-3

Our GT pullout classes started off this year with a two-week social emotional unit in which we looked at our differences and others'.  After reading Eggbert in grades 1-3, we decided it was ok to be different like Eggbert the main character, and we documented a time when we felt "cracked" as he did.  One of the Big Ideas of this book is that we should be "true to ourselves" even if we fall into a Pattern of trying to do what others do.  In the end, we need to find our own solutions, and many of us explained how we fixed the time when we felt "cracked".