Friday, March 14, 2008

Introducing Pocahontas

Have I ever mentioned how very much I love the schools here? They are the top in the state, and the curriculum has proven to be successful. Grace NEVER comes home with busy work. The work she does in school is meaningful and relates to real life problems/issues/phenomenon. She just finished a "Great People" unit and it was so much fun to be involved with . Over the course of three weeks she had to read books on Pocahontas, answer questions about her life, many using critical thinking skills, and then write and present an oral report using the first person on Pocahontas. Art literacy was also implemented as she had to make a depiction of the Indian Princess and she had to put together a container of interesting facts and props. The project ended with every 2nd grader in the school dressing up as their great person and having an interactive parade. This was a great opportunity for us to work together, experiment with research techniques, learn to use available resources and just enjoy soaking up the knowledge in a seemingly non didactic way. Way to go Pocahontas!





18 comments:

Melissa said...

Okay did you make that costum!? Super cute! She looks darling!

Crazymamaof6 said...

she is adorable! love her pick! did she get to pick or did they assign? fabulous! love her costume too!

Shannon said...

She looks amazing! What a cool project and truly educational. I wish Jack had more education that really interested him.

raising4boys said...

That does sound like a great school. Fun assignment!

AutoSysGene said...

Wow, nice job, Grace...and Mom, too!

latree said...

this will make studying in school less boring. she's so cute.... I like the costume!
I'm in love with graciehontas...
;)

Kristin said...

Yep, it's fixed! Thanks Angie! Now I don't have to grumble every time I want to comment! ;)

Jocasta said...

Grace might be the cutest Pocahontas I've seen!

Nancy said...

This looks like it was so much fun.

Debra said...

So fun!!! I wish our schools were like that!! Too many tests here.

Casey's trio said...

Sounds like an awesome project. It is so important to get kids hooked into their education at an early age! Grace looks so much like you! Especially looking at your picture at 17 right below!

Stephanie said...

Soooo cute, and I can see she really had fun learning. When I taught I did a lot of thematic teaching....gets kids involved, interested, and is successful. It does take lots of planning and hard work on the teachers part..some just not willing to do that, and sadly some admin. not supportive of the nontraditional way. Part of what drove me out of the system. Sorry, got off on the start of a rant. Great job, Grace!

Are You Serious! said...

♥ She is so cute! I love the outfit!

Melissa said...

SOOO super cute! ; )

Cecily R said...

She looks so adorable!! Way to go Pocahontas, way to go Mom!! Way to go school and teachers too! I love my kids' school too, but you are super lucky to be in such a great program!

Clark Captions said...

She looks so great! What a great unit...I bet she learned so much.

Carrie and Troy Keiser said...

How cool! Her costume is super! What a fun way to learn!

Stacy said...

She is so cute!