5th Grade: 3D Ziggurats on Ancient Mesopotamia following the GRAPES of History framework

Began TAP with 6th grade! Co-teaching with Ms. Branch while integrating Dance and Social Studies...SO FUN! 

Students craft mission statements to anchor their classroom values.

4th-6th grade students collaborated and discussed values that were important to them as a community of learners.

Decatur alumni at the 40th Anniversary Ceremony of Flight 191.  Amazing what our students have done!

Congratulations to our 6th grade students for representing Decatur incredibly well at the Regional Chicago Metro History Fair @ UIC on March 30th.  Four of our outstanding projects are moving forward to the State History Expo in Springfield on May 2nd!

5th Graders display their Ancient Egyptian artifacts and informative articles for the class Gallery Walk.

5th Graders share their Ancient Egyptian artifacts during a class gallery walk.

5th graders enjoyed the second part of the field trip to the Oriental Institute Museum.  They analyzed the problem solving skills of ancient innovators from Egypt.

Junior Archaeologists! 5th graders discover Ancient Egyptian artifacts at the Oriental Institute Museum.

Junior Archaeologists! Students use the scientific method to draw conclusions about which social classes may have used the Egyptian artifacts they uncover at the Oriental Institute Museum.

Hatshepsut took center stage for our Twitter activity in 5th grade. Students highlight her achievements as one of a few female pharaohs in Ancient Egypt.

5th grade students create Twitter feeds for Ancient Egyptian pharaohs to celebrate their major achievements.