Classroom Inventory in First Grade
“We have a lot of things!” We counted them as a class using Unifix cubes. This time, each child made bundles or “towers” of 10 and we combined them when finished. READ MORE »
Classroom Blogs
Classroom Blogs
Diversity Book Drive Goes Online
Miquon parents are called to support children’s classrooms with a donation of a wonderful and needed book during the annual Diversity Book Drive, now through February 15. READ MORE »
Miquon Receives Recyclebank Green Schools Grant Award
The Miquon School is now receiving Recyclebank Green Schools grant funding. Through this program, Miquon is actively teaching students how small changes in behavior can have a big impact on energy and water conservation as stewards of the planet. READ MORE »
PE Late Fall
What we have been up to: building, cooperating, throwing, volleying, communicating (a lot), working on core strength, participating in some holiday tradition activities, and having fun. Skyscraper challenge – with a bunch of pool noodles and a limited amount of masking tape, students work with their group to see how high they can build a freestanding structure. Added challenge: the students were given a foam hoop and had to build the structure to support it as high as possible. This activity works on cooperation, communication, teamwork, collaboration, and basic building skills. Partner trust … READ MORE »
Power in the Classroom, School, and Community
Some students volunteered and said they often feel powerful when younger students ask them for help, or when they move up in a reading level. READ MORE »
DIY Construction at Choice Time
I’ve had the great pleasure of watching an entirely student-driven project unfold. At each choice time, there are respectful requests to borrow safety goggles, measuring tapes, saws and loppers. The crew has figured out . . . READ MORE »
Teaching the Whole Child
Looking at a week in the life of our group show some of the ways childhood is valued at Miquon. Our daily rhythms are designed to make room for a broad variety of experiences. The children have opportunities to flex different kinds of muscles, literally and figuratively. Within any given day, a Miquon kid might be READ MORE »
The Hour of Code
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Supporting the Work of Learning to Read and Write
Throughout our time together only one person spoke at a time while the rest of us sat quietly, nodded heads in agreement, and signaled “me too.” READ MORE »
Physical Education Oct. 2015
HOW CAN I CONTRIBUTE TO MY GROUP? Sport and physical activities are social. There are very few activities that you participate in alone, so it is important to learn to be an effective member of a group. Classes were given a physical “problem” to solve…either they had to save everyone from sinking with the Titanic (and rescue everyone on “life-boats”, cross a poisonous swamp with “magical lily pads”, flip a mat over without stepping off, get the class in a certain order without stepping off of a log, or get everyone off the moon with only one spaceship…or…you … READ MORE »
