Hard work pays off!

In this article

”I finished Lexia!”
Newton’s Cradle!
Revising Writers Workshop!
How do you practice hard work?
St. Patrick’s Day Birthday!

Session 6, Week 5, Year 2

”I finished Lexia!”

One of our Eagles finished Lexia this week and is moving onto No Red Ink! She tells Eagles how she persevered and sacrificed many days of free time in order to finish. All the Eagles gathered around her and congratulated her!

Eagles gather around a laptop as one hero celebrates finishing Lexia

Newton’s Cradle!

There is no one specific way to achieve scientific progress. One may be…

Explorer – forging a brand new paradigm that enables further study for centuries to come.
Puzzler – proposing and testing theories; constantly testing, adjusting, and ultimately improving an existing paradigm; or a
Data Collector – carefully gathering and analyzing data; compiling small facts and conclusions and extrapolating them into larger ones, which help define laws of nature and physics.

For Quest this week, we focused on Sir Issac Newton! The Eagles experimented with his laws and wanted to challenge themselves to create their own Newton’s Cradle!

Two eagles build a Newton’s cradle with wooden sticks and balls at a classroom table

Two heroes work on laptops at a classroom table during a Newton’s cradle Quest experiment

Eagles and a guide build a Newton’s cradle at a classroom table

A learner kneels at a table building a Newton’s cradle in a classroom with bookshelves

Two children build cardboard Newton's cradle prototypes at a table while a guide stands nearby

Revising Writers Workshop!

The Eagles are currently wrapping up their creative writing stories and asking peers for feedback!

What warm feedback would you give the illustrations? Any cool feedback?
What warm feedback would you give the writing? Any cool feedback?
How would you rate the word choice? How would you rate the illustrations?

Three learners sit and work at a table with notebooks while one stands nearby

Eagles work at tables on laptops and papers during Writers Workshop in a classroom

Young learner sits at a classroom table with writing papers and colorful cards during Writers Workshop

Two young learners draw and write at a small table during Writers Workshop

How do you practice hard work?

Repetition until mastery: Deliberate practice requires you to keep working on your weaknesses, stay on task, and get feedback until you master your specific goalWorking on weaknesses: Rather than doing things that you already do well, deliberate practice focuses on the things that are hard for youFeedback: Deliberate practice involves finding out what you got right and where you made mistakes by asking a buddy or checking your workFull concentration: Deliberate practice is difficult when you face distractions that make it hard to stay on task, like noise, or people nearbyThese are the challenges the Eagles are faced with everyday and they are in charge of their own hero’s journey!