Wow, this has been an amazing second year teaching. This fellowship has really made me challenge myself to bring exciting, hands-on, and content-rich lessons to my students. We started the year learning all about Nursery Rhymes which led to our first engineering project. The students were faced with their challenge: “What can you make at home that would protect Humpty Dumpty from his fall off the wall?” The response was overwhelming and the kids LOVED it!!!
Next came our Mayflower Project. Our class created our own Mayflower ships in class as well as at home. We had a blast showcasing our work to our school, community, and legislative officers.
Our next project begins next week with Rubber band helicopters. Next month we are creating our own homes to withstand the devastating blows of the Big Bad Wolf!!! It’s been an amazing year and I can’t wait to see how they do over the next few months!!!
Christie,
You are amazing! From nursery rhymes to engineering is not the every day path. You amaze me! I wish I had children of my own that could be in your class. Your photos reveal all the fun you have been having.
Keep up the excitement.
Donna