Our educators at Carl Allgrove and RD Seymour Elementary Schools work tirelessly to develop strong learning units for the students of East Granby Public Schools. For grades K-6, we partner with Savvas for our ELA program, and have specialists who works with our faculty on the Science of Reading implementation. In addition, we also utilize mClass DIBELS 8 for our universal assessment in reading. \

In recent years, we have worked on revamping our Social Studies curriculum, collaborating with Suffield elementary teachers to create dynamic project-based learning units. With this type of inquiry learning, students dive deep into a subject, while learning and applying research and writing skills.

From the Savvas Website: 

Daily Foundational Skills
Reading success begins with daily explicit and systematic foundational skills instruction in phonological awareness, phonics, and word study—the basic building blocks of reading.

Vocabulary & Comprehension

A consistent five-day routine in vocabulary and comprehension instruction allows teachers to dive deeply into high-quality literature and make lasting learning connections.

Small Group
Small group time allows teachers to differentiate and reinforce skills taught in whole group lessons, closing learning gaps. With myView Literacy, lessons are pre-planned to meet varying differentiation needs.

Writing
myView Literacy provides explicit and systematic instruction in the foundational skills of writing, such as language, handwriting, spelling, and conventions in addition to explicit instruction in writing composition.

Avoid PBL Pitfalls (Start with this article on five pitfalls to avoid when planning a project-based learning unit.)

PBL and History Here are the results of a search on PBL and history:  Lessons from teachers, which include Am History & Global perspectives, for a total of four pages (about 50 units)

PBL Rubrics In addition to a trove of rubrics, the Buck Institute of Education also has PBL videos and other pertinent materials

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Library This comprehensive site has many general SS lesson resources, and on the left-hand side, there are links to get more specific areas of focus for social studies

PBS Lesson Plans around The History Detectives American history lessons based around primary documents, along with guides on how to incorporate these sources and ways to lead students to understanding

What Kids Can Do - Students create documentaries on a topic from past, present, and future point of view. The Battles of Resources (past: farming land, present: oil/gas, and future: water)

PBL Projects - Best Practices from Edutopia - Start to finish, downloadable history projects

Second grade students visit Town Hall and meet First Selectwoman, Eden Wimpfheimer.