Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Flight of Hope

Flight of Hope - Gladys's Story

Grade(s):

4, 5

As part of a study called Crossing Borders, fourth and fifth-grade teachers at Cold Spring School collaborated with IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services), a New Haven-based non-profit organization that supports families and individuals who immigrate to or seek refuge in Connecticut. 

Rainforest Adventure eBook

Grade(s):

5

This eBook was created as the final performance task in the Biodiversity of the Rainforest expedition.

Four Freedoms Expedition

Grade(s):

8

At King Middle School in Portland, Maine, eighth-grade students explore the concept of freedom by first looking at Norman Rockwell’s famous illustrations of the four freedoms, printed in the Saturday Evening Post in 1943.

Rock and Mineral Trading Cards

Grade(s):

4

Set of trading cards with illustrations and information on rocks and minerals

Earth, Wind and Fire

Grade(s):

3

Set of playing cards with information on a specific natural event

Art is Painting Yourself

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Series of self-portraits with student responses to the prompt "art is..."

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

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