Category Archives: 5th Grade
5th Grade Fact Opinion Posters
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning how to distinguish between facts and opinions (SOL5.6i), and they have been writing with adjectives and adverbs in English (SOL5.8b). Today, students in Ms. Golden’s class used PicMonkey to create winter posters that included facts, opinions, adjectives, and adverbs. First we reviewed clues for differentiating facts and…
5th Grade Coding an Ocean Tour
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about the ocean (SOL5.6), so today students in Ms. Adamonis’ class used code to create an ocean tour in Scratch. First, we discussed different topics they could include in their tour: parts of the ocean floor, different depth zones, and various ecosystems. Next, we went to Scratch,…
5th Grade Weather Tools
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been reviewing 4th grade weather tools (SOL4.6b), so today students in Ms. Capano’s class created animated GIFs showing the weather tools in action. We used ABCYa! Animate to create the moving images. First we brainstormed creative ways to illustrate each tool (rain gauges filling up, anemometers rotating, thermometers rising…
5th Grade Weather Tools
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been reviewing 4th grade weather tools (SOL4.6b), so today students in Ms. Capano’s class created animated GIFs showing the weather tools in action. We used ABCYa! Animate to create the moving images. First we brainstormed creative ways to illustrate each tool (rain gauges filling up, anemometers rotating, thermometers rising…
5th Grade Plate Boundary Animations
Fifth graders at Holladay Elementary have been studying the Earth’s crust and plate boundaries (SOL5.7e), so today students in Ms. Haislip’s class created animations illustrating some of the different boundaries. First, we reviewed divergent boundaries, convergent boundaries, and transform boundaries with a few sample animations as examples: Animation 1, Animation 2, and Animation 3. Next,…
5th Grade Ocean Ecosystems
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about the ocean zones and ecosystems (SOL5.6). Today students in Ms. Reed’s class created animations illustrating an ocean food chain. First, we did a bit of research. I asked the students to think of an ocean creature they wanted to include in their food chain, then they…
5th Grade Ocean Ecosystems
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about the ocean zones and ecosystems (SOL5.6). Today students in Ms. Reed’s class created animations illustrating an ocean food chain. First, we did a bit of research. I asked the students to think of an ocean creature they wanted to include in their food chain, then they…
5th Grade Multiple Meaning Words
Fifth graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about words with multiple meanings and homophones (SOL5.4). Today students in Ms. Brown’s class created a Google slideshow to illustrate two different meanings of a word or a pair of homophones using context clues. First we utilized the Schoology discussion feature to brainstorm multiple-meaning words. You can…
5th Grade Virtual Tours of U.S. Regions
Fifth graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the different regions of the United States, so today students in Ms. Sharpe’s class created virtual tours of the U.S. regions using CoSpaces. First, the students selected a region from the five possible choices: northeast, southeast, midwest, southwest, and west. Next, they used their notes and…
5th Grade Review with Chatbots
Fifth graders at Holladay Elementary have been reviewing for exams, so today students in Ms. Neal’s class created review questions for each other in the form of a chatbot. A chatbot is an online virtual assistant that you’ve probably already had interactions with if you’ve used the chat feature on a business website. The chatbot…
