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Out Of This World Club!, Alec Miller, Katherine Osmundson
Out Of This World Club!, Alec Miller, Katherine Osmundson
Honors Expanded Learning Clubs
The purpose of Out of this World Club! was to make STEM and space less scary and intimidating, and display that anyone, even elementary students, can have fun learning about space. Each week consisted of learning about different planets in our solar system, their characteristics, and how they are similar or different from one another. The activities centered around creating something tangible that is representative of space. For example, the students designed asteroids with a rock and paint, created constellations out of toothpicks and mini marshmallows, and designed small rockets powered by blowing through a straw. A principal goal of …
Beyond The Plot: Learning Through Fiction, Anne Kluthe
Beyond The Plot: Learning Through Fiction, Anne Kluthe
Honors Expanded Learning Clubs
Encourage learning about complex, confusing, or even just random topics that were covered in fictional stories. Later on, shift the narrative from "discover new topics from what we are reading" to "what is the author trying to say here? What was their intent? What clues is the author giving us, and what do you think will happen next in the story?". This brings elementary schoolers a first interaction with deeper English themes, such as author's intent, at a low-stakes interaction to build confidence in the works and in themselves.