Author Archives: Julie G. Goode
Selfie Writing Prompts
First grade teachers, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Waite, combined their two classes for a fun filled writing lesson today! Students partnered up..one partner from Mrs. Taylor’s class and one partner from Mrs. Waite’s class. First, we visited the webcam site: … Continue reading → Continue reading
Tech Takeout Serves Baker Elementary
Friday the Tech Takeout crew had the great opportunity of taking over 4th grade at Baker Elementary School! Math has been one of the focus areas of the school so we decided to bring the math in our activities. … Continue reading → Continue reading
Trading Cards for Making Inferences
Ms. Ketcham’s 2nd graders have been learning about making inferences. We used the trading card website from Big Huge Labs to create inferring cards about emotions. First, we kicked off the lesson by viewing and discussing some commercials that required us to … Continue reading → Continue reading
Surviving the Storm
Third grade teacher, Shannan Szakal, at Crestview Elementary has a class who has been working HARD on creating structures that would keep them safe in the midst of a natural disaster. She states, “My third graders never cease to amaze me, and only … Continue reading → Continue reading
1st Grade Engineers at Work!
How would your life be different if you were an individual that used a wheelchair? This was the question posed to Mrs. Taylor’s first class at Glen Allen Elementary after reading the story Sidewalk Patrol by Larry Brimner. The story … Continue reading → Continue reading
Multiplication Mentors
Ms. Hand’s 3rd graders at Chamberlayne Elementary have been busy with a project called Multiplication Mentors. Certain multiplication facts can be tricky for students this age to master and Ms. Hand wanted her students to come up with their own creative … Continue reading → Continue reading
Abolitionists
Fourth graders at Chamberlayne Elementary have been learning about the three abolitionists: John Brown, Nat Turner and Harriet Tubman. Yesterday students chose to take on the role as one of these abolitionists and were challenged to use the Dell Webcam … Continue reading → Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Mrs. Zehmer’s Class!
Today we had some fun in Mrs. Zehmer’s kindergarten class celebrating St. Patrick’s Day as we set goals for the remainder of the year. First, students turned themselves into a leprechaun by using the Leprechaun Yourself app and they saved … Continue reading → Continue reading
