Anonymous
Post 10/16/2014 21:07     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
4th grade: a model of Jamestown.
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2014 05:35     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
17:31 here -- the project work was all done at school. The only part done at home was making the trinkets to sell in the Cities project. I helped iron perler bead items (Minecraft themed).
Anonymous
Post 10/15/2014 00:31     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:Haycock AAP 3-6th grades. Zero at home projects after 3rd grade. (cities and pumpkin book buddies in 3rd grade)
The teachers told us straight up that too many projects were clearly the work of the parents, so they stopped sending them home.


Ha ha. I forgot about Pumpkin Book Buddies! I think I remember an invention in 4th grade, too. But most things were done at school, which I really appreciated.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 23:00     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
The tour of our local AAP school was filled with projects. That is why we turned it down.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 22:39     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
At home project should be treated like other homework. I don't see a problem to them and in fact think it's fun for the kids to spend more time to create something than class allows. They just shouldn't be graded the same as in class work.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 22:26     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
AAP or No AAP , I believe it depends on teachers. My Non-AAP fourth grader has been getting so many projects and doing several hands on activities in Science , like designing their own circuit, and many more brain storming projects. For every topic in Social Studies also kids have to do lot of research.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 21:55     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Haycock AAP 3-6th grades. Zero at home projects after 3rd grade. (cities and pumpkin book buddies in 3rd grade)
The teachers told us straight up that too many projects were clearly the work of the parents, so they stopped sending them home.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 21:49     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:
Disparaging PPs with very independent children should consider themselves lucky instead of criticizing the rest of us.

The bane of my 4th grader son's life are manual projects, because though they might be fascinating, they hit him right in his fine motor skills weak point. I help him at home, and a aide helps him in class. The poor kid, although gifted in other areas, can't cut and paste and arrange materials to save his life; tying shoelaces is hard enough.

Most parents I know help their neurotypical or gifted children in some advisory capacity, usually because everyone enjoys the discussions, and occasionally to bolster executive functioning. None actually do the work for them.


This is exactly why I have been very happy when my children have had teachers who kept all the big projects at school and only allowed the kids to work on them there. Then the teacher could really see the amount of effort kids were putting into the projects and the kids get the satisfaction of producing their own work from start to finish.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 21:43     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is this for real? We are in AAP. Where do they do this?


Even if your child isn't doing the same projects as the PP, could you list any projects that your child has done? Or are you saying your AAP child never has any projects?


Why so bent on getting a list of Projects of the Future? Relax.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 20:07     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects

Disparaging PPs with very independent children should consider themselves lucky instead of criticizing the rest of us.

The bane of my 4th grader son's life are manual projects, because though they might be fascinating, they hit him right in his fine motor skills weak point. I help him at home, and a aide helps him in class. The poor kid, although gifted in other areas, can't cut and paste and arrange materials to save his life; tying shoelaces is hard enough.

Most parents I know help their neurotypical or gifted children in some advisory capacity, usually because everyone enjoys the discussions, and occasionally to bolster executive functioning. None actually do the work for them.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 19:56     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
This totally depends on the school and probably the teacher. If you say what school it is, you may get more useful information. There is no county-wide "AAP curriculum" that outlines specific assignments/projects.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 19:39     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:Is this for real? We are in AAP. Where do they do this?


Even if your child isn't doing the same projects as the PP, could you list any projects that your child has done? Or are you saying your AAP child never has any projects?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 18:18     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:Is this for real? We are in AAP. Where do they do this?


Not in our AAP classes either. This thread is pointless.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 17:47     Subject: Re:First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Is this for real? We are in AAP. Where do they do this?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2014 17:31     Subject: First project in 3rd grade AAP done--- tell me about 4th, 5th and 6th grade projects
Anonymous wrote:Can anyone provide examples of projects in the AAP curriculum? Thanks.



4th grade Cities project -- each child made small items to sell in their marketplace, as part of a full grade (AAP and Gen Ed) country. They also did Famous Virginian for Virginia Day.
5th grade -- Invention day -- each child made an invention (prototype) and presented it to "funders" with a business plan
6th grade City of Light project -- each child made a building as a scale model that could be lit up on a board with circuits, powered by batteries.