Spicewood kids make the world a better place 🌎 This year we recognized 649 acts of kindness done for one another ❤️ #choosekind #ibpyp

A thoughtful post about play, inquiry and agency with a comprehensive list of resources at the end: “Why Every Kindergarten and First-Grade School Day Should Begin with Inquiry and Imaginat…” by Heinemann IB PYP medium.com/@heinemann/why…

“Every student needs to belong and connect to at least one teacher or one adult in this building every day.” The power of being seen: edut.to/2tgTFWf

A good reminder of mindsets that lead to continual improvement #sketchnote by @sylviaduckworth Reid Wilson #edchat #growthmindset

“Playrooms and games, animals and plants, wood and nails must take their place side-by-side with books and words.” -Angelo Patri #SummerReads 📚#PlayBasedLearning #Inquiry

“Children need many & varied experiences with the same concept. Just because they can do it one way does not mean they fully understand or can do it successfully in another context.” Thanks Jennifer & Marlena McConnell for an insightful morning working with number concepts & assessments

No better way to kick off #HPisdNeO than by building relationships between our new educators and their mentors!! The UP community is excited to welcome these ladies to the Panther family! #EmpowerHP #HPisdNEO Highland Park ISD

Just wrapped up another amazing HPISD Convocation! These UP Panthers are ready for the 2018-19 school year! #convocation2018 #hpisdconvocation

"When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower" - Alexander den Heijer #sketchnote via Kristin Wiens #edchat #growthmindset #spedchat

We are mathematicians! Exploring, building, counting, comparing, & sorting

Partner work with number tracks as we practice finding numbers before & after from 0-20 @ University Park Elementary instagram.com/p/BpPyro4BHYa/…

We used the app SkyView Lite to enhance our observations of objects in the sky #SWESinnovates

“Play is not a specific activity, it’s an approach to learning, an engaged, fun, curious way of discovering your world.” - Dr. Tamis-LeMonda, a prof. of applied psychology at New York University. Interesting read about taking play seriously: nyti.ms/2EDbEKr via The New York Times

Kindergarten #numbertalk- Sts noticed so many patterns in numbers after #choralcounting

We had a blast on our field trip to @zachtheatre! We loved seeing Goodnight Moon come to life

So proud of these kindergarteners for their hard work and for representing Spicewood at the math pentathlon tournament this weekend! Spicewood Elementary

Kinder takes action to help save the bees 🐝 Thank you Spicewood PTA for the planter boxes! #SWESaction

Kinders develop thinking, communication, and cooperation when using the design process to develop hand pollinators for an L-shaped flower #SWESInnovates

Kinders develop thinking, communication, and cooperation when using the design process to develop hand pollinators for an L-shaped flower #SWESInnovates

Kinders develop thinking, communication, and cooperation when using the design process to develop hand pollinators for an L-shaped flower #SWESInnovates