Today we explored how differences in lava types explain differences in the shape and eruption patterns among volcanoes. Washoe Schools Collaborative for Student Success Nevada Department of Education #NGSS

It's great to see such creative applications in the classroom, proving that hands-on learning excites students at any age. Keep up the fantastic work with your #5thgraders ! #LearnWithIM

Another terrific visit from Junior Achievement and Western Alliance Bank. This time students explored #STEM careers and what is required of popular occupations. #PartnersInEd Education Alliance of Washoe County Washoe Schools

Today we used Placemat strategy and resources from Discovery Education to learn more about Valley Forge. A nice way to keep #5thGraders engaged as we get closer to the end of the school year. Discovery EducationJenn

Snap cubes are not just for the primary grades. My #5thgraders  used them to calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms. Illustrative Mathematics Open Up Resources #WeAreAllSolvers Collaborative for Student Success

Thank you State Bar of Nevada attorney Alex Morey for visiting the classroom and helping my #5thGrade students better understand our Constitution, on #LawDay .

We applied the Visual Thinking Strategy to an image from Taylor Swift latest video, Fortnite. Great to see students generalize content from VTS and apply Nevada Department of Education's Visual Art Standards #5thGrade Nevada Museum of Art

Excited to represent Washoe Schools and Nevada Department of Education in this effort.

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Great to have Mystery Science approved in Washoe Schools again. We dived right in with this interactive game about ecosystems. Jenn Moss @DiscoveryEd

Great to have Jennifer Hargis, of First Independent Bank, visit the classroom and lead us through a series of Junior Achievement activities. Junior Achievement Western Alliance Bank #FinancialLiteracy

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Eight Readers Theater scripts on Living Systems, fostering reading fluency and science understanding, are posted. Download free from justtwoteachers.com/living-systems/. Need ideas on implementation? Read this from Chase Young therobbreviewblog.com/uncategorized/…

My #5thGrade students have moved from reading my Readers Theater scripts, to writing their own based on key events and people from the American Revolution. Science of Reading Classroom goyenfoundation

While we paused for snack, my #5thGrade students learned more about #STEM careers via the Baltimore Orioles and Discovery Education

Of course we went outside to look at the partial eclipse. 🌖Washoe Schools Nevada Department of Education #EclipseSolar2024

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If you missed it, Zearn reached the Final 4 in Collaborative for Student Success's March MATHness tournament. It's a High Quality Instructional Materials ( #HQMI ) and it is #Free . Makes sense Zearn continues to advance. Shalinee Sharma youtube.com/watch?v=WgYo6J…

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Great to see Zearn advance in March Mathness. Who would root against a #free math resource that highlights the importance of conceptual understanding and procedural fluency. Moreover, it is aligned to the standards and available for grades kinder through 8th.