Category Archives: Kaechele
Ancient Greece Tellagami
Third graders at Kaechele went to ancient Greece using Tellagami! To kick off the lesson the students went to Britannica ImageQuest to get a background for their Tellagami. Britannica ImageQuest is an amazing resource that hosts millions of rights cleared images. I love using this site with students because I know that the pictures are age …
First Grade Shows Animals Needs Using Pixie!
I’ve realized that this year has been a blur so far and that one of the things that has fallen off of my to do list is blogging! I have a lot of lessons to catch up on blog posts for, so hopefully I’ll make time to get to them all! The first lesson on …
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
States of Matter With iPads!
Julie Smith, one of the amazing Elementary ITRTs in Henrico County, shared this lesson and the resources with me. She is AWESOME, you should definitely check her blog out! I tried this lesson with a 3rd grade class at Kaechele Elementary School, and had a blast! I started the lesson out by sharing a …
Kaechele MakerFest 2015!
Shannon Hyman, Kaechele Elementary’s librarian, invited #TechTakeout to her AMAZING MakerFest Day to run ten different stations. Each one of the stations highlighted a tool that the students would have access to in the Kaechele Makerspace located in the library. Every 4th and 5th grade student had the opportunity to attend the event and learn …
Graphing With ChatterPix
Today I worked with the kindergarten classes at Kaechele Elementary. We worked with picture graphs and ChatterPix and it was great! I used some pictures from an amazing ITRT that I work with, Julie Smith! She has them posted here. We used the November pictures so we could talk about Fall and Thanksgiving…I mean who …
The Regions of VA: Scribble Maps and MoveNote
The fourth graders at Kaechele Elementary were studying the regions of Virginia. Mrs. Robson wanted to spice it up a little this year, so we planned a fun lesson together! The students have to learn the names, land formations, products, and details about the five regions of Virginia. To start the lesson we started at …
Ziggy Says
It’s that time of the year again…the time when I get to work with the coolest preschool teachers and students I know! The two preschool classes at Kaechele always listen to a great song called Ziggy Says by Ziggy Marley. It’s a spin on Simon Says, and the kids LOVE it! Katie Clark and Gena …
