Are you taller than an Emperor Penguin?  Mrs. Dahn’s first graders found out that these penguins can reach 48 inches tall!  Some of our first graders were in fact taller than an emperor penguin, but most were not! After comparing heights, students also tried to be penguins.  We learned that God made them better suited for the cold, […]

Kindergarten recently combined a lesson about measurement with President’s Day. Students learned that Abraham Lincoln was 6’4″.  Teachers measured each student next to a paper version of Mr. Lincoln and discovered that they had a lot of growing to do!

These pictures show students cutting out outlines of their bodies for a math lesson about measurement. After cutting out body outlines, students were able to compare lengths of fellow classmates using comparative language: short, shorter, shortest and long, longer, longest. After spending several days comparing life-size cut-outs, students measured the length of their paper bodies using nonstandard units, such […]

Fourth graders have been learning about the physical properties of matter. They measured length, volume and mass of different kinds of matter, and learned to use the appropriate tools and measurements for each.   To learn more about our Lower School and how we teach our students visit us on the web: www.brookhill.org