I'm not sure how it's possible, but Spring Break is over and we're working a week at a time, getting closer and closer to summer vacation.
But just because the school year is winding down, doesn't mean that our library classes are wrapping up. If anything, we're just getting started with new projects for all grade levels.
Here are our newest units:
- 5th graders are beginning to use the Lego WeDo kits we acquired through a grant from the Liberty School District Foundation. These kits allow kids to build various robots with legos and code the motors to move in different ways while discovering scientific principals along the way. Super cool and fun!
- 4th graders are SUPER excited to begin working with our brand new 3D printer! These kids are working through some tutorials on Tinkercad and beginning the process of designing our own chess pieces that we will print... and then use to play chess! So much thinking and learning happening for these kids!
- 3rd graders are just beginning to use their robots as well. They will be using Ozobots, which are teeny-tiny robots that move based on colored pathways. Even though they seem easy to use, kids will be discovering that coding can still be complex.
- 2nd graders are beginning some inquiry research about bees. We're digging deep into our resources to learn what we can about bees in order to develop ways to protect them from extinction.
- 1st graders are wrapping up a LONG research unit we have been doing about different animals and their habitats. Some classes will be taking their research and using the green screen to make videos showing the animals in their natural habitats! We are SO excited.
- Kindergarten students are also working on a research project. We realized that if we're going to be Schumacher Sharks for the next few years, we better learn more about what it means to be a shark! We're researching their natural habitats and some of their coolest features.
Be sure to ask your student what they're learning in library!
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