Category Archives: 1st Grade
1st Grade Push-Pull Animations
First graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about force, and specifically push and pull motions (SOL1.2). So today students in Ms. Schemmel’s class created push and pull animations to illustrate these forces. We used ABCYa! Animate to create the animations. First we reviewed and demonstrated push and pull motions. I pointed out that the […] Continue reading
Plickers is a Super Easy Response System
Learner response systems are fun and engaging, but can be a hassle to setup. You have to make sure each child has a device, and that the battery is working and fully charged. Then you have to make sure the … Continue reading → Continue reading
1st Grade Goods & Services
First graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about goods and services (SOL1.7) so today students in Ms. Long’s class created Pixie drawings showing what they want to be when they grown up and telling whether they would provide goods or services. They used the brush tool to paint parts of the picture, but they […] Continue reading
Everything Is Awesome At Glen Allen Elementary!
Everything is Cool When You’re Part of A Team! Jessica Robinson and I visited Julie Smith at Glen Allen Elementary to do a couple of lessons! First we worked in a first grade classroom using the iPads and then in a second grade classroom using the laptops. In Mrs. Taylor’s first grade class we had a blast …
1st Grade Turkey Stories
Thanksgiving is coming up, and 1st graders in Ms. Tyler’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been practicing their new writing skills by writing about what they would do if they were a turkey. They had already written their stories out on paper, and today they wanted to publish them. We used Pixie because it not […] Continue reading
Back to School Selfie Projects!
If you aren’t following Julie Smith’s ITRT Blog, you are missing out! I’m sad I only got to work with her for one year before getting my new Resource Teacher position at Fair Oaks Elementary because she really challenged and stretched me as an ITRT. She has amazing ideas for lessons that are truly engaging and […] Continue reading
Summer is so Close…
While the year is winding down this final week, I find myself reflecting on this year and looking towards the next. This was my first year as an ITRT and it couldn’t have been better, and that is all thanks … Continue reading → Continue reading
1st Grade Motion Animations
First graders in Ms. Gerrard’s class at Davis Elementary have been studying different types of motion: straight, circular, pushing, pulling, vibrating, and back and forth motions. Animations are a great way to show motion! Today we used ABCYa! Animate to illustrate different motions. I instructed the students to pick a motion and to try to […] Continue reading
1st Grade Fact Families
Today I tried out two new web tools with Ms. Edmond’s first graders at Holladay Elementary. She’s always willing to try new things! They have been learning about fact families in math (SOL1.5) so we illustrated some fact families with QuikSlides and SketchToy. I like both of these sites a lot because they are easy […] Continue reading
Join us at the Henrico 21 Student Fair!
May 28, 2014! Mark your calendars to attend the Henrico 21 Student Fair at Glen Allen High School from 5:30 to 6:30. Support Henrico’s students as they display their 21st century projects they have created with their youthful energy, spirit, and love of technology. Our presence and praise will boost their self-confidence which is essential […] Continue reading
