Ben the Naturalist

This year's inaugural naturalist develops a sense of place while sharing neighborhood flora and fauna. Enjoy Ben's explorations.

A Descriptive Bunch

Classmates consider adjectives to describe each other, then go online to hunt for synonyms. Next, they rotate around the room and write the most accurate adjective for each of their friends on (nondigital) word clouds. Each adjective may be used only once, so the challenge is to find synonyms others haven't used yet.

Lastly, each student chooses their favorite adjective, then explains why it's the perfect descriptor on their word cloud. Lincoln is amazing.

Sa'riyah is kind.

Carl is intelligent.

Ben is stunning.

Maya is thoughtful.

Niko is athletic.

Trinity is sweet.

Batiste is calm.

Lillian is quick.

Abigail is native.

Stay tuned for more from a descriptive bunch...

Ethan Returns as the Classroom Naturalist

The students voted for Ethan to have another go as the Classroom Naturalist. Enjoy his springtime discoveries, and stay tuned for Carolina's next week...

Spencer the Naturalist

The latest classroom job requires a strong sense of wonder, curiosity, and respect for the natural world. Wielding an Audubon field guide, journal, pen, and camera, Spencer heads over to his grandmother's garden to explore. Enjoy!

Ethan the Naturalist

The latest classroom job requires a strong sense of wonder, curiosity, and respect for the natural world. Well, it's no surprise then that the class voted for Ethan as the inaugural Classroom Naturalist. Wielding an Audubon field guide, journal, pen, and camera, last weekend he headed outside to explore local flora and fauna. Enjoy!