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Building Changemakers

By Peter Johnson, Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher At PNA, we believe that kids learn best when what they study leads toward the creation of an authentic project. What is an authentic project? An authentic project has real world connections, and...

Periodic Table of Elements

Written by: Mrs. Kamille L. Dawson Middle School Science/Math Teacher Bonjour! Our Chemistry history walk continues! First stop, the Periodic Table.  We must give a round of applause to Russian Chemist Dmitri Mendeleev for establishing the first periodic table in...

The Importance of Play

By Peter Johnson, Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher As we all know, play is an important part of being a child, as well as a great way to learn many fundamental life skills. Although most of our associations with play may be dominated by images of...

Exploring the Building Blocks of Matter

Written by: Mrs. Kamille L. Dawson Middle School Science/Math Teacher Salut! I began this crucial Chemistry lesson by taking my students on a  history walk through the evolution of the atom and its particles. Each student was given a graphic organizer where they had...

So, What Are the Rules?

By Peter Johnson, Middle School Social Studies and Language Arts Teacher Students are often curious about what the rules are for activities and what the expectations are in different classroom environments. Ideally, students support the rules and independently follow...

“So you want to experiment in the Science Lab?”

 Written by: Mrs. Kamille L. Dawson Middle School Science/Math Teacher Greetings all from the Science Laboratory! “Trumpet Fanfare!” Watch out everyone!!!! Some cool kids have their licenses!!! Science licenses that is. I am proud to announce that the 6th grade class...

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