Hissael ( Early Admission Kindergarten ), and his sister, Hissa ( First Grade) completed a Thematic Study of The Three Little Pigs. Both students were able to retell the story in sequence and read the common words it used. They created a house for the pigs using paper sacks, colored sticks, and lots of IMAGINATION!

 
It is hard to see just how beautiful this quilt is! Fourth grader Samantha stitched this quilt with the help of her mother after studying the Science unit on Space. The background is of glittery material and the orbital pattern of each planet is hand-stitched.


This GSDA Home School family created a dramatic model of the solar system. They needed to paint each planet model and then measure to scale the correct distance from the sun. What a great learning activity!


Fourth Grade student, Jeronimo, completed an historical study of his namesake, Geronimo. Did you know this famous Native American leader's real name was Goyathlay? Jeronimo reported this in his study and included a timeline of important events.


Ashleigh studied Harriet Tubman's heroic work saving slaves. This model represents the "Underground Railroad" system which carried many slaves to freedom. Ashleigh found out that one factor that helped Harriet Tubman avoid detection by slave owners was that she was female. Since the slave owners felt a female was not capable of such a complicated and daring endeavor, Harriet Tubman was not thought of as a reasonable suspect!

 

 


Dillon made this "space brakes" model following instructions received from NASA's website! The models shows how "space brakes" cause an item to stop rather than continue swinging when dropped. A great project.

 

The California Social Studies Standards for fourth grade students include learning about the history of California missions---a favorite part of fourth grade! A lot of work goes into creating such detailed models as displayed here. We offer a great big GSDA "Thank You" to two hard-working fourth graders. Keep up the good work!


Seventh grade California Social Studies Standards include studying the Medieval Ages. What better way to capture the era than with a scale model of a typical medieval castle? This model has much detail and shows how some people lived during this period of our world's history.

 


The study of the weather is right on target for several grades in keeping with the California Earth Science Standards. Several of our GSDA students have enjoyed putting together their own "Weather Book" to display what they have learned in their own studies on the weather. Thank you all for your scholarly efforts.