by Graeme George | May 18, 2013 | Grade 5, The Grades
As part of ‘tuning in’ to a new Unit of Inquiry students are asked to ‘unpack’ or annotate the unit’s Central Idea. Ask a Grade 5 about the process and what they learned from it.
by Graeme George | May 8, 2013 | Community and Service, Grade 2, Grade 5, The Grades
Everyday around the world literally millions of disposable water bottles with water still inside them are abandoned and discarded; ending up as ‘garbage’. This scenario plays out in ABIS classrooms everyday as well. G5 has been collecting this rejected...
by Graeme George | Apr 23, 2013 | ECC, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Kindergarten 3 (ICS), The Grades
Grade 5 recently completed an epic journey; the researching and writing of their own information books. This was a multi, multi step process but the final products were well worth the effort and wait. To facilitate the process, the student authors wrote about a place...
by Graeme George | Mar 24, 2013 | Grade 5, The Grades
What’s the difference between a complex machine and a simple machine? How many simple machines did we find in this old printer? The Grade 5s can tell you!
by Graeme George | Mar 24, 2013 | Grade 5, The Grades
That’s a good question! Ask your child how they got to the answer.
