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The students in Mrs. King’s Kindergarten class have been studying community helpers.  To support their social studies unit, I did a lesson using Nearpod in which the students toured a variety of locations using a 360 Virtual Tour.  Students stood … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Mrs. White’s 4th grade class have been learning about graphing and analyzing data.  This lesson included many parts and digital learning tools, so I am calling it the Digital Data Decathlon.  Take a look at the different … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The 3rd grade students at Montrose having been practicing with multiplication. Today we used an interactive Nearpod to practice multiplying in a variety of different ways on the iPads. First, students practiced with creating arrays for a given multiplication fact. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This year I have had the opportunity to work with 3rd grade students at Montrose and Glen Lea as part of the extended day program. We work on STEM related activities on Thursday afternoons. For the first 2 meetings, students … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Over the summer, Greenwood Elementary was awarded a grant for Tower Gardens. Tower Gardens are vertical, aeroponic growing systems. This is the same technology that NASA uses! The towers allow for up to 20 fruits, vegetables, herbs, or flowers to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As an extension of the Fall Book Debate that is happening in Mrs. Wilson’s class, students worked to design a book jacket for the book that they are supporting. To create the book jackets, we used this Book Cover Creator … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in McGovern and Bailey’s classes reviewed the 3 rock types using Nearpod. Their favorite parts of the lesson were the 360 tours. They were able to see a 360 view from the top of an active volcano and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Mrs. Wrighter’s 2nd grade class have been learning about graphing in math. They worked through a Nearpod created by one of my 2nd grade teachers at Longan Elementary. In this Nearpod lesson, students collected data by voting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Mrs. Baum’s 5th Grade class have been learning about important locations in Henrico County as part of their Henrico History unit. When I came into the classroom, students were prepared with an organizer in which they had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Mrs. Green’s 3rd Grade class have been working on patterns in math. For this lesson, they worked through a Google Slide Presentation to demonstrate their understanding of patterns. They practiced with growing and repeating patterns. Students also … Continue reading → Continue reading →