K’Nex Work

carole bentley posted an update 55 minutes ago
I am so very thankful to have received funding for the project for my classroom–“How Far Can You Go?” The money received was used to purchase multiple K’Nex kits for the classroom. With the amount of money I received, I was able to have students work in groups of 2, which was wonderful. Every teacher…Read More

First grade students at WWE used project based learning to discover animal transformations. Students designed and created terrariums that were used to view the lifecycle of butterflies and frogs and praying mantis. We also purchased terrariums as models and models of lifecycles. We used a document camera to view the different stages of the…Read More

The STLP students and I tutored Preschool and Headstart students using Bee Bots, computers, and STEM kits to build Fairy Tale structures (such as the bridge in the 3 Billy Goats Gruff).

Update on “Mouthing About Math” grant: My goal has been to promote students’ reflection, reasoning, and explanation of math practices in order to help deepen their level of understanding; thus the title Mouthing About Math. In order to provide models of rich forms of discourse and monitor students’ practice of reflecting, reasoning and exp…Read More