5th graders collaborated with 8th graders on a special project for music.  Students created musical instruments out of recycled items.  

Students completed an anticipation guide for our upcoming novel, Among the Hidden, with different opinion statements.  They then met in small groups to discuss whether they agree or disagree with their group mates and try to persuade each other of their opinions.   

A fun twist on annotations!  Students work in partners on an annotation scavenger hunt to find important elements in a nonfiction article by color coding their thinking.  

5th Graders enjoyed some outside time as part of their reward celebration! 

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During SEL, student's learn more about each other by conducting interviews & creating a poster about their partner.  This is a great way to build community in our classroom!

Students peer edit creative writing stories about a problem that a 5th grader might encounter during school this year.  

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Students work together on annotations to help slow down their thinking & make deeper connections to the text. 

Building community through hexagonal thinking!  Students created hexagons to represent themselves and then found connections between their classmates. 

5th Graders show their understanding of our novel, Amal Unbound, by creating poems to describe the main character and drawing symbolic henna on her hand to show things to represent her character.  

4th Graders showcased their critical thinking by creating patterns & connections between important ideas from their novel, The Dreamer.