Uncategorized
How can materials support standards based learning?
As the anchor teacher in Opal 3, I have a somewhat unique challenge in guiding project work in the classroom. Our work must align with…
DETAIL
Beginning the homework project
Opal 3 Homework Project January – February 2011 An intention we have for social studies work in Opal 3 this year is to dive into…
DETAIL
Bon Voyage to the H.M.S. Opal 3
Oh, the week we have had in our classroom and it was only a four day week! In those few days we have been transported…
DETAIL
Imagining Life Underground
We wanted to catch you up on some of the Project Work that came out of our work this fall. The children’s energy focused a…
DETAIL
Six Word Memoirs, Treasure Windows, and Gifts to the Community
Just before winter break, Opal 3 did a genre study in Literacy Studio on Six Word Memoirs. The idea of a six word memoir is…
DETAIL
Project Work Projections
Opal 1's big idea this year is our connections to the natural world. Over the years the teachers at Opal have noticed that this seems…
DETAIL
Thinking about thinking
In their earliest years at Opal School, students are introduced to the big word, metacognition, with the simple meaning: thinking about your thinking. This is…
DETAIL
Wondering about Waste
What will we do with the trash? Our intention as a staff this year was to focus on the idea of food to table –…
DETAIL
Story Workshop Structures
In our second month of Story Workshop, we have introduced several structures which support the storytelling process and invite room for inspiration, reflection, exchange, and growth. …
DETAIL
Math Explore
Today we began a new structure following Story Workshop called Math Explore. Math Explore will be a time for the children to explore a variety…
DETAIL