Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

Inspire-MuncieStrongPlaybill

"Muncie Strong" Playbill, Pledge, and Autobiographies

Grade(s):

2

Second-graders at Inspire Academy studied Schools and Community for an expedition. Their guided questions included:

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.

Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers/Wabanaki Studies

Grade(s):

4

Students engage in Units 1 and 2 of the 4th grade module "Poetry, Poets and Becoming Writers" to unpack what makes a poem a poem and explain what inspires writers to write poetry. Concurrently, students learn about the Wabanaki tribe to understand their daily life and culture.

Original Physics Experiments

Grade(s):

1, 2

Collection of students' self-designed physics experiments and their conclusions

The Natural Playscape Book

Grade(s):

K

Documentation of a project in which students designed their own play yard

Don't Bee Crazy, Save Our Bees

Grade(s):

1, 2

Video designed to teach other students about the importance of honey bees

Grasshopper Card - Drafts

Grade(s):

2

Series of scientific drawings showing a student's revision process through multiple critique sessions

Picture Alphabet

Grade(s):

K

Individual letter posters for above the blackboard created by students

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