Students identified the two natural resources they found most interesting (soil and water) and teams worked on putting the information about those resources on the Padlet.

The children created a mural using collage techniques. On the mural they created a representation of themselves and then add a speech bubble sharing some of their important words of wisdom that helped them to find success in Kindergarten. We hung the mural in the hallway where it has been visible to all the students at the school and to the incoming Kindergarten class when they came in for Kindergarten screenings at the end of the year. We will also have it hanging up in August/September when the new class officials begins school.

This is our inquiry-long display after completing Module 2 Lesson 3 - Exploring States within a Region. The students completed their state scrapbook on ClassKick, which were then printed and added to our Inquiry-Long Display.

These are connections students made between the events that tell the history of Illinois.

For the informed action project, students decided that they wanted to organize a fundraiser to purchase a sandbox for an orphanage. The bulletin board display shows our inquiry questions, the inquiry challenge statement and the chart students created to keep the action project organized and on track.

Students were reading an article together and looking for evidence of what may have led to the American revolution.

Students really liked being able to look at our wall to reference our learning. It’s really nice to have a place in the classroom to share student learning. We did some supplemental work to hit all of our state’s standards.

These 5th graders were super engaged and excited to learn about some of the amazing Revolutionary heroes that helped shape America. Through research and group cooperation/collaboration the students created artwork that depicted a chosen revolutionary figure. The artwork needed to display, showcase and embody the revolutionary figure being depicted. The students then presented this artwork to the peers and taught a mini lesson how their revolutionist contributed to America becoming America.

These are connections students made between the events that tell the history of Illinois.

Ms. Czarnecki's 1st Grade class at Detroit Premier Academy have completed the Unit 2 Final Inquiry Product. This unit focused on "Our Special Location" which was the city of Detroit. Our class investigated how our location, natural features, and climate shape daily life, and how goods and services are produced to address community needs and wants. They also reflected upon how people come together to show pride and care for the community. They were then tasked with talking to friends and family at home and select up to 3 locations, people or landmarks they wanted to feature in the collage. They independently cut out the prints and one-by-one affixed them into the collage. We are thrilled with the turn out and hope you are too!