Category Archives: Learning Blog

We had so much fun learning about butterflies, and observing how a caterpillar changes into a butterfly over time.

Pre-K is in the midst of learning about plants. Let’s take a look at the activities our friends engaged in during our study of plants. We went to the school yard and looked for plants around us. We sketched the different plants we found. Looking closely at our carnations and describing what plant parts weContinue reading “What are plants?”

Earth Day 2021 is in the books! We celebrated with our garden clinics and our Earth Day Raffle. Congratulations to our winners! Ways to Enter (students may be entered for each activity they complete):1. Students can complete the Earth Day Scavenger https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8pnnm69zuJSbeEpscSPRwH9SAQ0FVqX/view?usp=sharingHunt and hand it in to the classroom teacher (inperson or virtually).2. Donate oneContinue reading “Earth Day Celebration”

Our in-person Joke Board has gone virtual! Help us laugh out loud together by sharing a joke on our P.S. 896 Virtual Joke Board. You can add your joke as a written post or video yourself telling us your joke by clicking the Padlet link below. Laughter really is the best medicine!

For the past few months we have celebrated the achievements of many African Americas. One person that we gravitated to was the musician Stevie Wonder. For our final project we decided to make harmonicas as a fun activity.