Fifth graders, after inventorying, add up the numerators of their fractions to see if it is the same number as the denominator. If it is, then they are ready to build whatever they wish, but using only what is in their individual inventory.

Students learn offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.

Students work on their cardiovascular and muscular endurance by exercising to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."

Fifth graders identify landforms, clothing, climate, transportation, vegetation, housing, and language through observation of pictures and group discussion.

Students imagine what they think the First Thanksgiving was like and then draw a picture of themselves at the First Thanksgiving for a class book.

Eleventh graders understand that world events brought important changes that impacted Deerfield. Students use information gained from this and other periods to develop a continuum showing the growth of the Deerfield community.

Students use manipulatives to explore the notation of addition and gain experience with independent practice. They demonstrate their knowledge by performing the operation on the board with magnets, on their own felt work mat then on...

Students participate in offensive and defensive strategies in flag football and work on passing, catching, and defending.

Students use information about different world climate regions to plan how to survive in a particular climate zone for one year. They present their survival plans.

Middle schoolers write a proposal for a speech. Students prepare appropriate visuals for use in the proposed speech. Middle schoolers produce one or more graphs that summarize the results from the experimentation. Students deliver an...

Students identify the characteristics of effective speeches. Students find elements of good speeches in the text and in the delivery of model speeches. Students build a working three-dimensional model of an invention or an actual...

Students investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.

Students read Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring". They identify their beliefs about the environment while reading the story. They discuss and write about those beliefs and realize how one person can have an impact on the world.

First graders identify coins (pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters), and their attributes, including physical characteristics and value.

Students examine eras of theatre history using a multi- media approach.

Students apply inquiry and problem solving approaches in science. They design a device (invention) that solves a special problem.

Students explore how to read the resistor color code and a meter.

Students fill out Application for Employment forms, then work in groups to determine whether students have individually filled out the forms correctly.

Fifth graders explore how to do research from a large group. They explore how to choose a representative sample and collect data from it.

Students play an alphabet game with beans that asks them create simple short vowel words. They spill several marked beans onto a paper and separate those that have fallen face-up. They arrange the beans into words and read them aloud.

Students work in teams to research the history of African migration and immigration in the U.S. They present their research in a town hall discussion format and then write a paragraph about their experiences.

Students investigate the effect of paid employment on academic performance. They examine how to construct a survey on time use.

Students examine the Canadian parliamentary system through the investigation of various learning centers that address the issues using a variety of learning preferences.

Students research Chinese dynasties and write papers on them. They conclude by making comparisons between eastern and western cultures.