To extend our weekly visits to the local watershed, our class constructed and used these versatile, backpack-safe "bugscopes." First, I secured a $350 grant for materials. Then I organized community members and parents to help the kids with the carpentry. In addition to the science & math standards this project reinforced, we were stunned by the sudden progress of many of our non-speaking ELD girls. Carpentry broke them through their silent period! |
For this trip, I secured a grant to cover the full cost of our trip, over $3000. Parent involvement was essential to the class's success. Seeing our kids rise above our highest expectations, challenging themselves in a curriculum rich with science and history was worth every ounce of blood, sweat, & tears. Sobrante has continued this overnight tradition since my departure. |
This beginning of the year literature-based thematic unit involved teaching the writing process as well as initial technology skills. Because the final product was public on the world wide web, motivation to complete this project was at its highest. |
A summer professional development course on Colonial History in Williamsburg, Virginia, became a tool for students studying the colonial period. This website is being used throughout the country for fifth grade history. |
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"As an educator, I believe in igniting students' minds with the exciting stuff the world is made of: science, technology, and history;
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Build Bugscopes | Overnight
Field Trip | Student
Writing on Ancestors |
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E-Mail to Nicole Moore |