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The students in Mr. Taylor’s 5th grade class learned about the different features of the ocean floor. To demonstrate their understanding of these vocabulary terms, the students used Scratch to code the ocean floor. They began by downloading a picture … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mrs. Bowles’s fourth graders have been learning about GCF. Today they worked on a Google Slideshow to practice with this topic. We shared this slideshow with the students as an assignment in Schoology so that it would automatically make a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mr. Cochran’s 4th graders used Scratch to demonstrate their understanding of the planets in order based on their distance from the sun. First students went to Britannica Image Quest and selected an image of the planets. They saved the image … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Ms. Stacia’s class used Seesaw to draw an animal in their habitat. Then they used the voice recording feature within Seesaw to explain more about the habitat, their animal, and any adaptations their animal has that helps … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The 4th grade students at Greenwood Elementary worked with their art teacher, Ms. Barlett, to learn more about dogs in need of adoption at the Henrico Humane Society. Students selected a photo and story of a dog and created an … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The students in Mrs. Bowles’s 4th grade class at Longan have been learning long division. For this activity, students created and solved a division problem of their choice. I challenged the students to use a variety of backdrops in Scratch … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Computer Science week was December 4th-8th this year. In celebration, the librarian at Montrose offered a day of code in the library. We taught lessons to 7 classes ranging from Kindergarten to 5th Grade. With the younger coders, we used … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The 4th grade students in Mrs. Bennett’s class at Jackson Davis have been studying the relationship among the Earth, moon, and sun. Today we focused on seasons and created a quick presentation in Scratch to explain the reasons why we … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ms. White’s 4th grade students at Jackson Davis have been practicing with collecting and graphing data. The students were given a few minutes to think of a scenario where they would need to make a decision. For example, when I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mrs. Beam’s 5th grade students have been studying oceans in science. They conducted research in the library to learn more about ocean food chains. Based on what they learned, they worked with a partner to create their own ocean food … Continue reading → Continue reading →