Room 8 Highlands

Chemistry in action!

1st solve! Way to go Akul!

MN Zoo staff visit our classroom and offer feedback on current exhibit designs. We couldn’t ask for more authentic feedback! Grateful.

Somewhere in here there are about 30 kids reading cozily…somewhere…I think? #READIN

The best kind of mess. Designing and creating pop up books of our original fairy tale stories in preparation to sharing with the 1st graders! #multiage

Great day at the Minnesota Zoo. Prepping to take on the exhibit design challenge.

First big project where students are called to show their understanding of the water cycle. Coding games, building models, filming green screen movies, and more! Love the energy and creativity!

Touring the Eden Prairie Water Treatment Facility!

First WEEKLY REVIEW of the year. Backpack unpack repack, making decisions, getting CLEAR! #gtd #multiage

Year 25 teaching for this guy. Hard to believe. The anticipation of fall still holds so real. Getting the room setup always builds the momentum and excitement. Bring on the students!

Recognizing 5th grade legacies to end the end the year. #multiage

5th graders give back. Running a carnival for the 2nd-4th graders. #multiage

Planting day today with Tree Trust. Meet Lil’ Oreo, our classroom Northern Catulpa.

Practicing our technical writing by creating a hide and seek game for the rest of the school. Check it out! youtu.be/v0Y0YseZiI4

Love our classroom location. Kids reading in the indoor classroom and outdoor classroom simultaneously.

Reading a variety of mystery novels, practicing genre specific vocabulary, and prepping for literature circle discussions early next week.

One of those weeks with a lot of due dates falling on Friday. Focused work time to end the day. Each student practicing making priority decisions.

There are kids in here reading under all of these forts…I think?

What did you do at school today? I pet a shark.

Circuit Board Game Design!