2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR GIFTED ENRICHMENT

 

 

Clementine Hunter Louisiana artist: Painting flower cup: (planted zinnias and measured weekly growth) 

 

 

 

     

 

   Louisiana Native American flags (4th/5th gr.)

 

 

 

 8th grade LA artifacts carved out of soap

 

 

 

 6th/7th grade Engineering challenge  Build a Watercraft to support 25 pennies   

 

Reading, researching, and writing: Example: Louisiana Plantation Life Before and After Civil War 

 

 

2012-2013   Unit on Louisiana

 

* Native American Tribes of Louisiana

* Symbols of LA

* Coastal erosion

* Native American Legends

* Artifacts

* LA Artists: Clementine Hunter & Edgar Degas

 

 * Paintings and Art

* Clay sculptures- to be displayed at

St. Martinville's Public Library

 

*Science Engineering Challenges: Partners

Watercraft

Paper Table

Marshmallow Tower

 

* Louisiana Festivals and symbols

* John James Audubon -

wildlife artist spent time in St. Francisville

* Crawfish and History of Crawfish

 * Petite Rouge: Cajun Red Riding Hood

* Create a New Louisiana festival and design a website,

T-shirt, bumper sticker,  logo, and events for it

* Louisiana Seafood, Agriculture, and Economy

* Swampy Ecosystem

* St. Martinville

* Cajuns and Creoles

 

FIELD TRIP:

        Swamp Boat Tour: 

                                                                      Atchafalaya Basin