Keystone Kids
Grade 5
KEYSTONE KIDS will capture the imagination of fifth graders in a day of high energy, hands-on activities not experienced in the usual school day. Students will realize their undiscovered strengths and abilities during a day when they become mathematicians, scientists, writers or engineers. Two to three students from different school districts team up and rotate through two, three or four different lessons unified by a common theme. Class sizes range from 12 to 16 students and are taught by subject matter experts and experienced mentors. All activities are aligned with Common Core and New York State Science Learning Standards. In the future watch for additional workshops centered on engineering and art.Workshop topics are chosen by the mentors and are grade appropriate. Some Keystone Kids classes are listed below.

MATHEMATICS
Chess Alive
Mathematics for Shoppers
Quick Sticks
Making Cents of Dollars

SCIENCE
Prove It!
It’s a Roly Poly!
pH at Home
Wee Beasties

WRITING
Fantasy
Poetry
Historical Fiction
Mystery

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
Skyscrapers
Spheros
Lego WeDo Robotics
Reverse Engineering
Keystone Kids Write, North Colonie Schools
Storytelling in Literature
This full day workshop fills the Carey Institute campus with young gifted and talented writers from North Colonie schools as students rotate through a series of classes taught by different local authors. The day will have a simple theme agreed upon by the school district teachers and Keystone mentors. Themes in the past have included Fantasy in Fiction, Poetry, Historical Fiction and others. Students will be exposed to several view points of writing as each mentor has his/her own writing style. Additionally, as students move through the day, they will learn the steps leading to writing believable literature and will be awakened to their own inner writing talents. Some topics will require preliminary research and or writing. At the end of the day, students will critique, revise and share their work.
Schools interested in bringing large numbers of their own students to enjoy a full day of writing should contact Keystone facilitator Alison Miller at nextgenimmersions@gmail.com.

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