Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Firefly Drafts

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Series of scientific drawings showing evidence of critique and revision

Frozen Cup Man

Grade(s):

3

Children's book about a local hero who provides treats in an impoverished neighborhood

Insect Bookmarks

Grade(s):

2

Bookmarks with scientific illustrations and written descriptions of insects local to Western MA

Molly Sanchez

Grade(s):

5, 6

Fictional life of a Deaf elementary school student

Faces of Freedom Calendar

Grade(s):

3

Calendar with interviews with young immigrants in a local community

Danny Hutcheson

Danny Hutcheson and the Quest for Cool

Grade(s):

11

Eleventh grade students at High Tech Media Arts in San Diego, California used professional-level writing, editing, and publishing methods to produce literary works for a wide range of audiences. This children’s book is one of the works produced by a student to address the topic of popularity.

Sea Creatures

Sea Creatures Portraits and Stories

Grade(s):

3

Sea Creatures and Portraits Stories audio ebook is one of the final products of an eight-week long third-grade project at Explorer Elementary Charter School in San Diego, California called S.O.S.

DC Spiders

DC Spiders

Grade(s):

1

Many people kill spiders because they think spiders are dangerous, scary, or gross!  First graders at Two Rivers Public Charter School decided to change

River Book

River Book

Grade(s):

8

Eighth-grade students at Open World Learning Community (OWL) in Saint Paul, Minnesota created this publication as part of a yearlong expedition focusing on the Mississippi River.

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