Submitted by: Doris Favale
School: Holladay Elementary
Summary
Mrs. Favale’s 1st grade class at Holladay Elementary created an online book about the U.S. Symbols. Her students have been learning about the Statue of Liberty, the bald eagle, the Washington Monument, and the U.S. Flag (SOL 1.11). Since Holladay has a high ESL population, they thought it would be a great idea to publish a magazine that the ESL teachers, students, and their families could use to learn about American symbols. Students worked with partners to choose a symbol and create a page describing the symbol using art materials (markers, construction paper, glue), the laptops (Pixie), or the iPads (StoryKit). They researched their symbols using books, websites, videos, and classroom posters. When they were finished, we combined all the projects together into one book that you can view online here. A hard copy of the book will be given to the ESL teachers to use with their students. Mrs. Favale is publishing the digital copy on her blog so that families can view it at home.
TIPC Ratings
Target – Students could chose from a variety of sources to research. They developed their own questions to answer, and they chose the facts they wanted to share. They also compiled their research into a cohesive authentic project by publishing a book for ESL students and their families to learn about America.
Target – Students chose the partner they wanted to work with on the project. The project was shared with ESL students outside the classroom and it was published online for families to view.
Target – Students selected the tools they wanted to use to produce their page for the book. They also decided which information about the symbol would be best to share with someone from another country. Their project addressed an authentic problem at their school.
Target – Students created meaningful original work within the assignment parameters and created a new solution to an authentic task. Risk-taking was encouraged. The students reflected on their final product and discussed ways to improve
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