Building Relationships with Air
Growing up, in the public schools I attended, lessons were from a scripted textbook and followed a predictable structure: read […]
Inquiry
The Buzz Behind the Bees: Understanding Pollinator Communication Through Play
Primary Students – 6 & 7 year olds Bees are incredibly complex creatures. Their perfect hives, symmetry, and intricate group […]
Environmentalists in the Classroom: A Journey with Bees
Primary Students This spring has been a season of transformation in Rooms 3 & 4, where our budding environmentalists embarked […]
Dancing Through the Parts of a Flower
Early Childhood Education-ECII 5 year olds In the world of education, innovative approaches are constantly emerging to engage students in […]
Learning the Structure and Function of Flowers
Primary Students – 6 & 7 year olds This year CONNECT Researcher Dr. Christine Lee and Demonstration Teacher Anna Terrazas […]
Connecting Primary Sources, Children’s Books, and Social Studies
Intermediate: 9–10-year-olds As Harvey Daniels and Sara Ahmed say, When the world hands you a curriculum, you run with it. […]
Experiments with Sluggy: Inquiry and Science in Remote Learning
EC I: Early Childhood 4-5 year olds One day (right before the pandemic), our students found a slug in the […]