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  • Alice Birney Elementary School
  • San Diego, CA
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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"Yay! We're parents!" my seven-year-old students happily exclaimed the morning they came into the classroom and realized that many of our silkworm eggs had hatched. To help track and study the stages within the life cycle, we are raising butterflies, moths, and radishes. My students are so excited to observe and record the changes taking place that I don't think they realize how much writing they've been doing lately! And the conversations...I've been delighted at the questions they've asked, the connections they've made, and the social interactions they've experienced. Older students, parents, and mainstreamed special education students have all been eager to share in our "living lessons."

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"Yay! We're parents!" my seven-year-old students happily exclaimed the morning they came into the classroom and realized that many of our silkworm eggs had hatched. To help track and study the stages within the life cycle, we are raising butterflies, moths, and radishes. My students are so excited to observe and record the changes taking place that I don't think they realize how much writing they've been doing lately! And the conversations...I've been delighted at the questions they've asked, the connections they've made, and the social interactions they've experienced. Older students, parents, and mainstreamed special education students have all been eager to share in our "living lessons."

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