The bulletin board shows a cross curricular connection between ELA and Social Studies. We studied poetry in ELA and Natural Resources in Social Studies. Students wrote poems to describe the uses, challenges, and solutions of using natural resources.

The children loved working through this unit! They were very excited to included all the places in our school, as well as showing all the people that make our school a great place to learn. When choosing a project, they were eager to build something using all of the planning and prep work they had done.

Students created a community name and decided what was important in the community. We also created a community cheer. The teacher says: "Who let the dogs out?" student respond by barking. This has brought our class together as a community of learners.

This is our inquiry wall that we build throughout the American Revolution. There is a timeline on the bottom with the events. The students made portraits of revolutionaries on one side (quick sketches).

After completing our investigation in the unit, students were presented with these different options to showcase their work.

Students created a Family Mobile to represent the members of their family.

We are just starting the American Revolution unit and the kids had just completed the gallery walk and reading about revolution and revolutionary meanings. We came back to center and discussed our inquiry question. They wrote their thoughts while thinking about the people/events they had just read about.

My students worked so hard this unit to reach our unit goal of celebrating cultural differences!

Students taking a closer look at the immigrant experience by examining Ellis Island and furthering their understanding of the 3rd wave of immigration. They are also analyzing primary and secondary sources through media and photographs, as well as drawing conclusions about the impacts of immigration in the US.

6th grade World History wrapped up their module 1 and 2 learning with the creation of a children's book. The students worked in pairs to demonstrate the advancements, adaptions, innovations, and overall life of early humans. The students had two class periods (1 hr periods) to work on it, and then two weeks to finish on their own. They had a blast creating their projects. Many utilized Canva, as well as Google Slides, and some students hand drew their books.

Students work in small groups to learn more about their state's history.

Students learned all about Carol Stream and learned all about the amazing places you can visit.