School-Year Scrapbook

We asked the children to vote on their favorite thematic units from this school year. Here’s what they said:


#1 Forces of Nature
This was one of the coolest themes EVER, according to the kids. We studied extreme weather, which included making tornadoes in a bottle, watching home videos of tsunamis in Asia, learning hurricane safety, making seismographs to measure earthquakes and creating PSAs to educate others on extreme weather safety.
Sponsor for Forces of Nature: SpawMaxwell


#2 Super Citizens
We studied the characteristics that make good citizens: honesty, responsibility, respect, compassion and courage. The unit culminated with elections (on real voting machines!) of student council members from each Heart House who embody these characteristics.
Sponsor for Super Citizens: Hart InterCivic


#3 Inventors and Inventions
Students got the chance to study famous inventors, like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, and create their own inventions to help others solve problems. Sponsor for Inventors and Inventions: SourcePulse



#4 Read, Write, Rock On
Heart House kids sharpened their reading and writing skills by creating word-bingo games, discussing banned books, writing each other’s biographies, making tongue twisters and even creating a Heart House newspaper! Sponsor for Super Citizens: Michael and Susan Dell Foundation


#5 Create a Holiday
Each grade group was able to create its very own holiday---naming the day and why and how it is celebrated. Some of the holidays included Kids vs. Teachers Day and Snowflake Day. Sponsor for Create a Holiday: Foundation Communities

Thank you to our sponsors who made these great learning months possible. For more information on sponsoring a month of learning at Heart House, contact Diane Cannon, Executive Director, at (512) 929-8187 or dcannon@hearthouse.org.