The kids and I are extremely excited to begin a brand new project! We will be doing "Genius Hour" in our class, which is a research project using Google's company philosophy. Below you will find a few videos to help explain exactly what "Genius Hour" is. One is for parents, while the other one is the clip we watched in class to get started. Please know that the videos explain the original format to "Genius Hour," we will be doing a second grade version of it in our class. :)
We will be working on this project for one hour in class for four or more weeks, so please do not feel like this needs to be completed at home. However, if your child chooses to work on a portion of their project at home that is fine as well. We are all extremely passionate about our projects and may want to find a book from the public library or talk with an expert in the field, this is a completely optional portion to the project. Please allow them to create their project as they see fit to allow them to benefit from the full "Genius Hour" experience.
Parent Video Clip:
https://youtu.be/NMFQUtHsWhc
Video We Watched In Class to Get Started:
https://youtu.be/l-gQLqv9f4o
We look forward to experiencing all of the benefits "Genius Hour" has to offer. As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
