Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Environmental Justice in Southeast Michigan

Grade(s):

6

Sixth-grade students at Detroit Achievement Academy studied the history of housing discrimination in their region.

Out of the Margins

Grade(s):

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Out of the Margins is a project inspired and driven by our students. Year after year, as students read. Esperanza Rising, and learn about human rights, they listen to stories of people who had to struggle to be seen in this world. Old Sturbridge Academy is on the site of a living history museum.

Recipe for Rochester

Grade(s):

2

Recipe book that combines writing, art, history and cooking regarding early settlements of Rochester, NY

E is for Earthworm: An A - Z Guide

Grade(s):

K

Alphabet book with information on the Giant Palouse Earthworm, in collage art style

Pieces of Me

Grade(s):

3

Book featuring students' favorite body parts through black and white photography and hand-written text

You Grotto Go To Hemlock Gorge

Grade(s):

6

Graphic novel about the geographic history of the Hemlock Gorge

2005 Tree Calendar

Grade(s):

K

Calendar featuring an illustration of trees at the corresponding time of year

Creation of a Nation

Grade(s):

4

Original, student-written play on the Revolutionary War and the birth of the United States

ASL ABCs

Grade(s):

5, 6

Book created to introduce young audiences to the manual alphabet of American Sign Language

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