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...
PNA’s Arcade Every year, the third graders take on the challenge of creating an arcade out of cardboard. This experience focuses on three third grade science standards: 3.PS2.1 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and...
The annual Kindergarten Iditarod race is an event that the students eagerly anticipate each year. The students get a chance to learn about the iconic Alaskan race and build their knowledge of the basic needs of living things. Throughout the project, the students...
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...
Literacy skills, in early childhood education settings, encompass much more than helping children learn the alphabet, recite nursery rhymes, and begin to write. While it is true that one of the major tasks of early education is helping children acquire the skills...
The Tell Me a Story card game has been a favorite activity of students each year. The deck of creative picture story cards allows for rich oral storytelling to take place every time they play. Students are given 2-3 cards and take turns playing one card at a time...
