Interdisciplinary projects that live beyond the classroom

The Color I Made Is Stunning

"The Color I Made Is Stunning!"

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Pre-kindergarten students at Capital City Charter School in Washington, D.C. worked on an intensive study about color mixing and the connection between colors and feelings.

Art is Painting Yourself

Grade(s):

Pre-K

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

Nature Numbers

Grade(s):

Pre-K, K

Photographs of numbers represented in nature are used in basic arithmetic.

Big Bend Friendship Book

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Each page of this book includes a drawn portrait, photograph and a "verbal self-portrait"

Local Habitat Survey and Animal Research

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Student research, drawings and sculptures of animals in local environments created at a nature center

Our Favorite Body Parts

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Writing and photos of young students explaining why they value parts of their bodies

Values

Grade(s):

Pre-K

A dual language (Hawaiian/English) book on traditional Hawaiian cultural values.

A Color Expedition

Grade(s):

Pre-K

Book of photos taken and printed by students from color walks in their neighborhood

The Amazing PreK/K Superheroes

Grade(s):

Pre-K, K

Comic book illustrating individual stories of students acting as heroes in real life

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