Author Archives: Alfonso
First Grade Paintings
1st grade students at Baker had a great time learning the computer and the track pad by painting pictures using the computer. Here are some samples of their first try.
1st Grade Painting from Alfonso Favale on Vimeo.
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Book of Nouns
Second grade students collaborated to illustrate a book of nouns to help them understand what nouns are. Enjoy.
5th Grade Happenings
Public Speaking: Deb Gribben’s class are practicing their public speaking skills. This lesson hits all 4 strands of the TIPC for H21. For a unit on public speaking with the theme of Greek mythology, students first researched the 14 major Gods and Goddesses. For research, they used online sources, at least one book or encyclopedia, […] Continue reading
5th Grade Happenings
Cynthia smith is working on novel studies and has given the students a menu to feast upon. Attached is a copy of the menu to give students different opportunity to show their knowledge. Cynthia Smith FOR MENU Cell Models: Here is a lesson from Mrs. Meals: Current Events from 50 States Here is a lesson […] Continue reading
4Th grade is rocking
Bringing History to Life: Mrs. Cunningham and Mrs. Thornton decided it was time for the students to meet the historical figures they have been studying. Okay, okay…not a time machine but rather some stem activities building their person based on research of what they knew they looked liked: Here are some pics: […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Study Maps
Map Skills: Mrs. Karkosack’s class have been studying all about maps. They decided to work on their creativity skills by creating maps using Pixie. CLICK HERE to get more information on this lesson. Check out some of their maps: Continue reading
2nd Grade has been busy
Ancient China: CLICK HERE for a pdf that has a stem activity for ancient China. Here are some ways to include technology to the lesson. Instead of a given site, have a group of sites using bundlenut.com and students are needing to find and cite their research. Use Pixie to design their flags Use Pages or […] Continue reading
1st Grade study seasons
First graders have been doing children’s engineering and learning all about robots and seasons. The first project we completed was for students to create a robot using STEM. The second project was for the students to create a paper doll and four different outfits that would represent the clothing that would be worn during each […] Continue reading
1st Grade Learns Pixie
1st graders are learning to use Pixie. They were using all of the tools in Pixie to show what they are Thankful for during the Thanksgiving holiday. They did great! I’m thankful for such wonderful children. Stansberry Continue reading
5th Grade Love Brain Pop
5th grade students have been watching Brain Pop to learn about the ocean habitat. They decided why not make their own Brain Pop movies. They are now in the middle of their projects. They are using Keynote and the many functions available to them to animate objects and convert to a quicktime movie. Here is […] Continue reading
