Independent Study on Octopus

I have a student that is passionate about marine life. She did background research on octopus and then took notes on the information she learned. She decided to share her knowledge through clay models of various stages in the life cycle of octopi.

Five Traits of Competent Kids

Third Graders have been working on understanding what it means to be gifted. We have investigated the five traits of competent kids; above average ability, task commitment, creativity, caring and courage. After doing activities on each of these traits, the students made "Poof" books to show how they portray the traits of competent kids. See below for examples.