Writing Across the Curriculum -- 5th Graders & 1st Graders

Fifth graders have been creating digital books to share what they have been learning in math and science classes in the last few weeks. Students were tasked with the expectation to create a story that included 5 math terms and 5 science terms.  Their stories could be fiction or non-fiction, as long as their included all the terms, and a glossary at the back defining each term. Fifth graders were then eager to come share their books with their first grade buddies.  Ms. Chapman's and Ms. Alden's students were excited to learn from their fifth grade buddies and read together.  The fifth graders even shared their glossaries to teach the first graders new mathematical and scientific terms.  An informative (and fun) time was had by all!  Thanks to the students in Ms. Woods' and Ms. Douglas' class for sharing your science/math writing!