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K-2 Nurturing
in Asheville City Schools
WEEKLY CHALLENGES BY GRADE
NEWS FEED (ALL CHALLENGES + UPDATES)


Tantalizing Tangrams
Kindergarten students at Vance Elementary have been hard at work solving tangram puzzles! Tangrams are a wonderful way to begin...


K-1 Challenge: January 30-February 3
Hello kindergarten and first grade students! For this week's challenge, you will be learning to code, or give a computer directions to...


Second Grade Challenge: January 30-February 3
Hello, second graders! Have you heard about the Hour of Code? In the world of computers, "coding" refers to writing directions that a...


Kindergarten Challenge: January 23-27
Hello, kindergarteners! Your challenge this week starts by taking a look at the picture below: This is a classroom in Nigeria--a country...


First Grade Challenge: January 23-27
Hello, first graders! This week, your challenge is to make exactly one dollar in as many ways as you can. In case you need a reminder,...

Second Grade Challenge: January 23-27
Hello, second graders! For this week's challenge, you will have to write like an Egyptian. Click here to continue. You can print out the...


First Grade Challenge: January 17-20
Hello, first graders! For this week's challenge, you will use your spelling skills AND your math skills! Here are the rules: Vowels (a,...


Second Grade Challenge: January 17-20
Hello, second graders! As you may know, we were out of school on Monday because of Martin Luther King Day. To learn more about Dr. King,...


Kindergarten Challenge: January 17-January 20
Do you know why we weren't in school on Monday? It was Martin Luther King day! For this week's challenge, read this article about Dr....


Second Grade Challenge: January 9-13
This week's challenge comes from nrich.maths.org. The University of Cambridge (in England) maintains this site, so you will notice at...
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