Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

If You Take a Dog to the Beach

Grade(s):

K

Children's book written and illustrated through classroom collaboration

Trees are Trees

Grade(s):

K

Book of poetry, letters and artwork about trees

Animal Pictures and Drafts

Grade(s):

K

First and second drafts of animal illustrations with revisions based on peer feedback

Watercolors for all Ages

Grade(s):

5, 6

Guide for beginners to watercolors as a medium

Pond Life Posters

Grade(s):

3

Posters with information on pond species to be displayed outdoors as interpretive signs

Small Acts of Courage

Grade(s):

7

Interviews with local civil rights heroes in Portland, ME about their personal stories of courage

Be The Change

Be The Change: A State-wide Literacy Program

Grade(s):

7, 8

Seventh and eighth grade students at Santa Fe School for the Arts and Sciences in Santa Fe, New Mexico created this book as part of a yearlong expedition called “Be the Change” with the guiding questions of “Can one person change the world?” and “Can one person make a difference?” 

Erie Canal

How the Erie Canal Helped Rochester Grow

Grade(s):

3

During this expedition, 3rd-grade students at Genesee Community Charter School were taken on a journey through the development of the Erie Canal. They discovered the need of the canal because of the growing production of flour.

Portneuf River Watersheds

Portneuf River Watersheds

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fifth and sixth-grade students from Pocatello Community Charter School in Pocatello, Idaho created a topographic representation of the environmental impact of the Portneuf River watershed to educate the public at their Environmental Fair.

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