Juniors (3rd- and 4th-graders) are spending the year traveling the world! Each unit focuses on a continent. The students will delve into the history, culture, geography, and stories of all seven throughout the school year. As a culminating project for their Africa unit, the students designed and constructed collaborative African village dioramas. Juniors researched the […]
The Cricket In Times Square
The escapades of Chester the Cricket, Tucker the Mouse, Harry the Cat, and Mario, whose parents own a newsstand in the Times Square subway station, delighted our Primary Blue students. After they completed this read aloud book, Krista asked them to each make a diorama of a favorite scene. Working at home, the children […]
Dioramas Depict Native American Life
The Junior class is studying the land, culture, and history of the United States all year long. Much of the first part of the year was spent learning about Native Americans from a variety of regions. In teams, the 3rd- and 4th-graders created dioramas depicting early Native American life. Each diorama represents a different geographical […]
