🐾 3. “Helping Animals in Our Community” NGSS Connection: K-ESS3-1 (Use models to represent relationships between needs of different plants/animals and the places they live) Driving Question: How can we help animals live safely in our community? Student Experience (Workshop Format): Students explore local animals (birds, squirrels, insects), what they need to survive, and challenges they face. They design and build simple solutions such as bird feeders, shelters, or “safe crossing” ideas. They may invite a local expert or share with families. Graduate Profile Alignment: Community Contributor: Caring for living things Innovative Problem Solver: Designing solutions for animal needs Effective Communicator: Sharing ideas and explaining models Productive Collaborator: Building together Authentic Outcome: Students install feeders/shelters at school or take them home to support local wildlife.

Title: Farm to Family: Eating Healthy Project Outcome: By the end of the unit, students will be able to explain how growing food at home or in a backyard can help people eat healthier. They will demonstrate their understanding by designing and presenting a simple home garden plan, planting a small edible plant, and creating a guide (poster, booklet, or video) to teach others how to grow and eat healthy food. Driving Question: "What can we grow at home to help us eat better?" Authentic Problem: Many families don’t eat enough healthy fruits and vegetables because fresh food at the grocery store can be expensive, and some people don’t know how to grow it at home. If we learn how to grow food ourselves, we can help our families eat healthier and save money! Community Impact: A Farm to Family project where students grow their own food and create resources to teach others how to garden and eat healthy has a powerful community impact. It raises awareness of nutrition and provides families with practical skills to access fresh, affordable produce, while also strengthening the bond between school and community. Students gain hands-on learning in science, sustainability, and communication, and their role as ambassadors fosters pride and leadership. By promoting gardening, healthier eating, and sustainable practices, the project supports both economic savings and environmental stewardship. Over time, it builds a culture of wellness, resilience, and connection that benefits students, families, and the broader community.

6 week summer review of second grade math standards and skills based on Illustrative Mathematics curriculum. for rising third graders

a 6 week project around animal story. with a culminating project of a chosen animal and written story, perhaps in an Eric Carle collage style. students will research an animal, write an informative story, and create artwork to accompany it

A summer compilation project for 3rd grade that is about animal adaptations

Fractions and nature

I want students to study outer space including cycles and systems, constellations, planets. I would like to integrate math and literacy concepts

An art-based aftercare program for K-8