Biographies of Classmates
Our latest project in the 4th and 5th grade writing room was completing biographies of classmates. Students began by choosing partners and interviewing each other. The facts, favorites, and anecdotes…
Why Process Art?
“Education is a natural process carried out by the child and is not acquired by listening to words but by experiences in the environment.” -Dr. Maria Montessori Upon entering the…
Studying Haiku Poetry = Active Problem Solving, Critical Thinking & Creativity
In writing class, I like to try and alternate the units between fiction and non-fiction. After working hard on a clear, concise, research report, it is often refreshing to return…
Learning Outside The Walls Of Bixby
One of the many great things about a Bixby education is the opportunity our students have to experience different ways of learning. Starting with kindergarteners going on their weekly trips…
Area and Perimeter in 4th & 5th Grade Math With Kitty
We began our area and perimeter unit by finding the area of rectangles. For elementary children, rectangles/squares allow students to see how multiplication can be applied to finding the solution.…
Making Friends In Our Bixby Preschool
As a preschool teacher at Bixby I have the chance to help encourage early friendships to bud and grow. The preschool years are a time when little ones have the…
Sports Field
We are so blessed to have such beautiful grounds here at Bixby School! Besides the gardens, lower yard and the picnic areas, my favorite outdoor space is the Sports field.…
“Charting Our Course”- Lessons On Community and Collaboration By Patricia Jarvis
Over the last three weeks I have had the opportunity to work alongside our third grade students and their art teacher Robert, their geography teacher Mark and Lynette, another third…
Second Grade Research Reports
“Research is formalized curiosity. It’s poking and prying with a purpose.” - Zora Neale Hurston Research can seem a daunting task in second grade. There is…
Creativity & Meaningful Learning in Language Arts
“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of the creative effort.” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt In our 4th/5th grade literature class we have been getting into the…
Integrating Music Into Bixby’s Preschool Curriculum
One of my favorite things about working with preschoolers is that I get to bring my love of music into the classroom on a daily basis. Music has so many…
Wait, That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen!
“Experience, the name men give to their mistakes.” - Oscar Wilde We took some chances with science fair projects this year, your children and I, and the lessons emerging aren’t…
Playing Together
With every new day, children are growing and becoming more knowledgeable about themselves and the world around them. New interests and talents are sparking, children are building stronger friendships with…
It’s What You Bring To The Pot!
Stone Soup is a great book to read during this cold and snowy winter season. We introduced the kindergartners to the centuries-old folk tale Stone Soup by Marcia Brown. The…
What’s In An Owl Pellet?
Well we have been back in the swing of things for a month now after a happy new year. As we settle back into our rhythms, the rhythm of the…
Why Do We Speed?
Strange question for a school discussion, isn’t it? That’s what I thought during my second day of Responsive Classroom training last summer, but that’s what our instructor put up on…
Play is a Child’s Work
The importance of play in Early Childhood Education is slowly, but surely, finding its way into news feeds across the globe. Play has a fundamental role in shaping a child's…
Paper, Where Would We Be Without It?
We spend most of our time in art doing something with paper; cutting, folding, taping, gluing, and occasionally crumpling it up and starting over. While the first graders were making…
Why Is Wednesday The Best Day At Bixby Preschool?
Ask the kids and they will respond with a hardy "Gym!" response. While developing body and spacial awareness and refining their emerging skills, they are having FUN! I hope this…
Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting Without Tears is a literacy curriculum that children are using throughout the world, as well as right here in Bixby’s preschool. It is described as an “easy-to-teach, easy-to-learn curriculum…
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