Wonder Wednesday and Thinking Thursdays this week was all about coding for grades K-3. Tynker, Scratch Jr. and Daisy the Dinosaur are all great teaching tools. Heartland Elementary BV LibraryMedia

Literacy skills taught this week were fiction vs. non-fiction drills for 1st grade and a text feature scavenger hunt using book creator for 3rd grade. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Have you eaten any plants lately? Sure you have!. Our first graders categorized and tasted parts of different plants. It was a delicious lesson. 🥦🥕🫛🌽 BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

4th graders worked in small groups to create claymation videos while identifying 7 parts of a plant. Hands on learning can be both exciting and creative. Here’s a wonderful example. 🌻BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

It’s been a week of research for our 2nd (creepy crawly critters) and 3rd graders (Kansas City landmarks). Research takes time and persistence, which these students are learning. 🕷️🏛️BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Learning about our Native American culture was enriched by viewing and handling these authentic artifacts. Our 5th graders always welcome this lesson. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Another round of Mathletics returned to Heartland for our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. All students participated in small groups working their way through challenging questions. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Engineering skills can be organic (5th grade Native American dwellings) or structured with crafting simple machines (4th grade Lego sets) for the latest Wonder Wednesday activities. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Learning about our brains today included determining our left and right tendencies. HRT’s 4th & 5th graders had a great Wonder Wednesday with a variety of ⬅️➡️ learning activities. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

We broke out! Second graders practiced their plant knowledge skills with a digital breakout during their Wonder Wednesday time. 🌱 BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Slime was on the Wonder Wednesday & Thinking Thursday menu. Learning about states of matter led to slime making for Kindergarteners. Third graders also experimented with how different liquids effect candy corn. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Fluttering around the library today! 🦋 Happy Halloween from the Heartland Library. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

✅ out our book character pumpkins brought in by students. What creative readers and artists! 🎃 BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

✅ out our book character pumpkins brought in by students. What creative readers and artists! 🎃 BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Heartland’s book fair starts today! 📚🔍 Our recent spirit day theme was come dressed as your favorite book character. ✅ out these amazing kiddos! So cute! Heartland Elementary BV LibraryMedia

Thank you Blue Valley Educational Foundation for all of Heartland’s grants! Wonder Wednesday in the library will have some new Dash robots, Snap Circuits and Picasso blocks. Wahoo! BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Wonder Wednesday was all about roller coasters today. Students enjoyed their (simulated) ride on the Mamba and Q-ba-maze marble ride engineering with their partners. BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

Heartland’s Veteran’s Day assembly was so meaningful for our students. Thank you to all our veterans who share what Veteran’s Day means to them. Also, our students collected over 1,150 tubes of chapstick for Operation Uplift. ⭐️ 🇺🇸 BV LibraryMedia Heartland Elementary

November was a busy month in Heartland’s library! Annual Thanksgiving Day parade floats, map skills and Q-Ba-Maze creations. Heartland Elementary BV LibraryMedia

November was a busy month in Heartland’s library! Coinstruction, 3D snowflakes and coffee filter snowflakes. Heartland Elementary BV LibraryMedia