My 5th grade students have been busy researching types of ancient forms of government as well as types of government systems that many Native American tribes had. Next, we will look at what principles the U.S. government was founded on and why colonists wanted the government to be this way. After that, we will be looking at present government…Read More

I have received the Dash and Dot robots I ordered with my grant. I was able to get 2 of each as well as curriculum for K-5 and challenge cards. I have been able to expose the 5th grade GT students to them before Christmas Break and they loved them. The discussion and problem solving strategies used to do some basic programming challenges was…Read More

I can’t believe there has been 11 school shootings across the nation since January 1st. That in itself is awful. Most awful is that the school shooting at Marshall County is the first one where students were killed. Ripple Effects has excellent resources you can use with your students to have discussions around creating a caring school climate,…Read More