Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Puss in Boots and the Adventure

Grade(s):

K, 1

This is a weather book written by a first grader in multiple drafts as a culminating project for the end of the weather unit. The entire class wrote books, and all had drafts and a rubric for their illustrations and stories.

Water Wise Billboard

Grade(s):

6

Sixth grade students transferred knowledge about the properties and movement of water through the Earth's hydrosphere and grappled with the content of the hydrosphere on a smaller scale: our local Root Pike Watershed. Students took a deeper look at their watershed: Lake Michigan.

Native American Living Then and Now

Grade(s):

3

Book exploring lives of New England Native Americans in history and in the present

Meet the Maya

Grade(s):

7

Illustrated alphabet book about the Maya; sold with proceeds donated to Mayan children in Guatemala

Fruit and Vegetable Mystery

Grade(s):

1

Cards with written descriptions and illustrations of fruits and vegetables

Our Book of Tools

Grade(s):

K

Illustrations and descriptions of construction tools; part of a study of local jobs and tools used in those jobs

Snakes of the Pioneer Valley

Grade(s):

7

Field guide about snakes; created by a single student as an independent project

In the Zone: Where the Land Meets the Water

Grade(s):

7

Field guide to the marine organisms of the intertidal zone of Casco Bay

Island Cards

Grade(s):

6, 7

Note cards of the Boston Harbor Islands with illustrations and historical information

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