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Songbirds @ Peterson 6th Grade

This week at Peterson Elementary, we explored lyrical poetry, discovering how poets incorporate elements of music into their poems. Poetry has deep roots in music. Long ago before Spotify and iHeartRadio, songs were a […]

When the poet turns a corner

Sometimes you put it down for the night and then pick it up from the bed in the cold light of morning. When you read it out loud, in the early morning hours things […]

2020 Vision @ Peterson Elementary 6th Grade

This week at Peterson Elementary, we are welcoming the year 2020 with a positive outlook. Students discussed their New Year’s resolutions which includes eating healthy, learning a new language, traveling, and getting better grades. […]

Nature’s Voice

This week at Shoesmith students explored ideas about nature. Does nature have a voice? How does it communicate with us? Students believe that nature reveals its personality and emotions through the changing seasons and […]

Students commune with nature @ Peterson 6th grade

This week at Peterson students explored ideas about nature. Does nature have a voice? How does it communicate with us? Students discussed how nature earns the title of “Mother Nature” by providing food and […]

A Spoonful of Identity

This week at Shoesmith students explored the concept of identity. What main characteristics make up someone’s identity? Are these accurate representations? Students defined identity as a person’s language, physical traits, interests, gender, talents, religion, […]

Recipe For Identity @ Peterson 6th Grade

This week at Peterson Elementary we explored the concept of identity. What main characteristics make up someone’s identity? Are these accurate representations? Students defined identity as a mixture of gender, race, religion, culture, talents, […]

Passport to Poetry

This week at Shoesmith Elementary students explored the theme of travel; the connection people have with the various places they have visited in their lives. Many students have already traveled to unique destinations such […]

Traveling Through Poetry @ Peterson 6th Grade

This week at Peterson, students came back from their Thanksgiving holiday. After having delicious meals with their families, students were still hungry for poetry. We explored the theme of travel; the connection people have […]

Special Delivery @ Peterson 6th Grade

For this week at Peterson, students explored the significance of letter writing. We discussed the creative ways people in the past sent messages before technology: carrier pigeons, ships, notes in a bottle, and the […]

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