8 AM - 4:30 PM
Eagle Creek Academy
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Working with a partner cements new learning.
Grade 2: Public Speaking
Each pair of children gave a speech with props. This pair demonstrated how to set up a hamster cage. The crowd was very eager to pet the hamster. |
Grade 2: Abstract Math
Working in small groups, the students used base-ten blocks and place-value charts to create concrete representations of very large numbers. |
Grade 1: Numbers
Watching each other's strategies for solving story problems helped the children internalize new ways of thinking about math. |
In this small group activity, the kindergarten children helped each other write everyone's first and last names.
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The kindergarten children hand-cranked an apple peeler to remove the skins. Then, they cut the apples into chunks and added them to a crock pot.
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The 1st graders practiced highlighting and compiling information about guinea pigs. Then, they made do and don't lists about caring for their new class pet.
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These grade 1 students compared the coral from a real ocean reef and the class garden & learned new vocabulary such as exoskeleton, polyps & calcium carbonate.
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We learn & practice the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship.
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The kindergarten students practiced methods for creating clay pinch pots. After waiting for the kiln, the children painted the pots with watercolors.
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Grade 2 students love to team up with their grade 6 buddies for feedback and support with their wax museum projects.
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The children created three-legged bots by attaching markers to cups. Then, they experimented with various materials to make a propeller that would help the bot walk, spin, jump, dance and draw.
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During art class, grade 2 students went outside to gather items found in nature for making prints. They learned that Nature Print paper undergoes a chemical change when exposed to sunlight!
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Watch these videos about some in-depth activities the children love!
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Watch as these kindergarten children figure out how to close a circuit to make a light go on. They get so excited!
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These children learned about chain reactions. Then, working in small groups, they created their own reactions.
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Watch as our first graders work together to create an informational picture book about an endangered animal.
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The first graders are speaking in full Spanish sentences by referring to pictures and symbols.
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