Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Our Local Endangered Frogs

Grade(s):

2

Students were engaged with the guiding question, “Where are all our frogs?”. Our local frog species have been declining due to an influx of poisonous cane toads. After being introduced into Australia, cane toads had no natural predators and are now a major threat to native animals.

Local Leaders of Social Change

Grade(s):

5

I am the fifth grade teacher at Odyssey School of Denver. I have 27 learners in my Crew, with a wide range of reading abilities, interests, and experiences.

In My Perfect World: An Exploration of Human Rights

Grade(s):

5

Guiding Questions:

1. What are human rights and how can they be threatened?

2. How can we raise awareness of human rights?

 

Munjoy Hill Businesses

Grade(s):

2, 3

Tri-fold brochure about the businesses in one neighborhood in Portland, Maine, to aid local stores

These Animals Live On My Ranch

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

Bilingual Hawaiian/English children's book about animals

Peacekeepers of Chicago

Grade(s):

7

Biographical sketches and photos of community members who promote peace in Chicago

The Amazing PreK/K Superheroes

Grade(s):

Pre-K, K

Comic book illustrating individual stories of students acting as heroes in real life

Many Faces, Many Places – One New Life

Grade(s):

8

Calendar that featuring stories and photos of recent immigrants to the United States

Mary Jo Wellington

Grade(s):

8

Fictional account of a slave told through a series of letters to her father

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