Category Archives: Humanities

Fraction (Stop-motion) Action in First Grade

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Kim Fogarty

Rita Edelman’s first graders really got into fractions last week by making stop-motion animated movies demonstrating their understanding of fractions of a group.  The movies were made on iPads using an app titled, MyCreate.  For this project, boys worked with … Continue reading →

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RSS Class Explores Egypt via EdTech

Posted on February 7, 2014 by mpanchuck

RSS students explored Egyptian religion more in depth this past week, researching a god or goddess of their choice and using various EdTech options to create a product.  Students used a research template created in Google Docs to gather background … Continue reading →

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21st Century Skills in Action – in 5th Grade Science, Bird is the Word

Posted on January 31, 2014 by mpanchuck

Mr. Banister’s Science classes began their bird unit by learning what every solid ornithologist should; how to identify birds via their unique characteristics.  The flipped classroom format meant that specifics memorization took place at home, leaving students valuable time in … Continue reading →

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EdTech and PBL in 6th Grade Language Arts

Posted on January 16, 2014 by mpanchuck

Sixth graders were challenged to explore the problem “How can a picture tell a story?” Boys took photographs on their orientation trip to Crane Beach, and selected one from the group pool they felt embodied their experience that day.  Boys … Continue reading →

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Fessy EdTech Round Up

Posted on January 16, 2014 by mpanchuck

Ninth grade English students played with GoAnimate, creating animated screenplays based on the concept of conflict and resolution. Upper School Spanish students designed graphic novels via Pixton. Upper School English students used Pixton to storyboard a scene from Oedipus Rex.

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RSS Classes Imagine and Animate “Hammurabi vs. Mr. Lew” Conversations

Posted on January 13, 2014 by mpanchuck

The RSS classes were challenged to compare and contrast the Middle School Code of Conduct with Hammurabi’s Code, best known for its “eye for an eye” philosophy. After comparing the codes in a Venn Diagram, boys wrote a dialogue between … Continue reading →

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Music & Media: Art Inspired Compositions

Posted on January 13, 2014 by wtuttle

The Music and Media classes were given a choice of 21 pieces of art, ranging from paintings to instillations to sculpture. Using GarageBand, the boys composed a piece of music. Through numerous student-led critiques, they were able to create compositions … Continue reading →

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