Project-based learning (PBL) supports research about learning, research about student motivation, and even PNA’s mission. When students complete a PBL project, they feel pride and a sense of accomplishment that is difficult to achieve through a traditional classroom...
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“I found I could say words with colors and shapes that I could not say any other way – things I had no words for.” Georgia O’Keeffe
May 14, 2022 | Integrated Subjects
Isn't that what we have been doing all year in art? Finding a way to express what isn't easy to find words for. The answer could be themselves. Students’ inner souls, and their creativity, came out amazingly this past year. I participated with the teacher of the first...
Moving and Music
Mar 20, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Preschool, Uncategorized
Day light savings , the week after spring break , getting back to the school schedule and the full moon - this calls for movement, and a lot of it! Kids need to move. I am a person who needs to move ,I am a kinesthetic learner. The definition of a kinesthetic ...
Building Bridges with the Army
Mar 12, 2022 | Integrated Subjects, Middle School
Written by: Mrs. Kamille L. Dawson Middle School Science/Math Teacher Bonjour!!! I am back with another update on what our Middle Schoolers have been up to in Science. But first I have a very important question for you. What is STEM? In theory we all know what...
“To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been”. -Rene Magritte
Feb 19, 2022 | Integrated Subjects
I have recently introduced some classes to the technique of collage. Collage is an excellent way to create new art and has been used throughout history. Some of the first artists to use this technique were; Picasso and Braque who coined the name “collage” from the...
A Child Who Sings Is A Happy Child
Feb 13, 2022 | 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, Integrated Subjects, Kindergarten, Preschool, Uncategorized
One of the things I love about teaching music is singing with the kids and hearing the kids sing, The act of singing alone and especially together is something that not only feels good and lifts your spirits but it is actually healthy for you . Studies have...
Science You Can Eat
Jan 30, 2022 | 2021, Integrated Subjects, Middle School
Written by: Mrs. Kamille L. Dawson Middle School Science/Math Teacher Bonne Année(Happy New Year)!!! I pray everyone is safe, happy and healthy during these trying times. All we can ask for is patience and understanding with one another as we navigate the...
Weighing the Pig Doesn’t Help it Grow Faster
Jan 29, 2022 | Integrated Subjects, Middle School, Uncategorized
Wait…what does weighing a pig have to do with learning Spanish? Well, feeding a pig nutritious food helps it grow faster, but weighing it more often does not. Instead, weighing the pig often can make both the owner and the pig nervous. In the same way, to acquire a...
“Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put men into possession of his own earth”. -Frank Lloyd Wright
Jan 22, 2022 | Integrated Subjects
I proposed the laboratory “to be an architect for one day” to second grade students long ago and I could not have imagined how long it would take, nor how successful it would end up being. It was such a hit that students of other classes enthusiastically wanted to do...