Category Archives: comiclife
3rd Grade Finds the Best Bait for Three Lakes Park
Each year the 3rd grade students at Holladay Elementary take a PE field trip to Three Lakes Park to go fishing. This year they decided to do a science experiment to see which type of bait worked best. In groups, they researched which kinds of fish are at the park and what types of bait […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Rhyming Words Comic
Kindergarten students in Ms. Lewis’s class at Davis Elementary have been studying rhyming words (K.1e) so today we created a class comic book of rhyming word pairs. I gave them a Comic Life template that you can download by clicking here. The students opened the template and added their name to it. Then we brainstormed […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Conclusions Comics
Third graders in Ms. Leo’s class at Varina Elementary have been learning about drawing conclusions when they read. So today they created comics that told an ambiguous story and their friends had to draw conclusions about what they think happened. We practiced the skill first with some sample picture stories. I did a quick image […] Continue reading
1st Grade Presidents Day Comic
We had Monday off for Presidents Day (SOL1.3), so many 1st grade students have been learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln (SOL1.2) this week. Today 1st graders in Ms. Reese’s class at Laburnum reviewed facts about the presidents, practiced writing sentences, and learned a new program called Comic Life. I gave them a template […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Ancient China Comics
Second graders in Ms. Street’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about ancient China (SOL2.1), and today they created a comic book about the famous places and inventions of this incredible civilization. They started with a blank Comic Life document. I showed them how to add a fancy title and change the style, then […] Continue reading
Kindergarten More & Less Comics
Kindergarten students in Ms. Miller’s class at Holladay Elementary have been learning how to calculate 1 more and 1 less (SOLK.4b), so today I showed them how to demonstrate their math skills by using Comic Life. I gave them a 4 square template that you can download by clicking here. First we changed the title […] Continue reading
1st Grade Goods & Services Comic
First graders in Ms. Gerrard’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about goods & services (SOL1.7) so today we reviewed those concepts with Comic Life. I wanted them to understand that people can provide goods as well as services. So all the pictures I gave them are of people: farmers, builders, cooks, doctors, firemen, […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Needs & Wants Comic
Kindergarten students in Ms. Fennell’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been learning about needs and wants (SOLK.7) so today I taught them how to make a needs and wants comic using the program, Comic Life. They started out with a template that you can download by clicking here and a folder of pictures that you […] Continue reading
4th Grade Flower Comic Book
Fourth graders in Ms. White’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the parts of a flower (SOL 4.4). So today they used Comic Life to create a flower comic book. I wanted to show them three ways to get pictures into a Comic Life project: (1) upload your own, (2) grab a picture […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Weathering & Erosion Comic
Students in Ms. Crostic’s class at Holladay Elementary have been learning about weathering and erosion (SOL 2.7b), so today they created a comic book about places in Virginia that show evidence of weathering and erosion. First I showed them pictures of the Natural Bridge, the Natural Tunnel, and Mole Hill (once a large volcano, but […] Continue reading
