Category Archives: Keynote
3rd Grade Ancient Greece Math
Third graders in Ms. Leo’s class at Varina Elementary have just started learning about ancient Greece (SOL3.4) so I wanted to take them on a tour of Greece using Google Earth. I created a .kmz file with placemarks on important sites like Olympia, where the first Olympics were held (you can still see the track […] Continue reading
1st Grade Earth & Sun Animations
First grade students in Mr. McFarling’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the Earth and sun and how the Earth’s rotation causes day and night (SOL1.6). So today I taught them how to make some simple animations explaining those concepts using Keynote. First I gave them a template that you can download by […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Counting Pumpkins
Kindergarten students at Holladay Elementary created their own Keynote animations today to showcase how they have learned to count up to 10. They started with a blank Keynote (so there’s no template to download) which means they made these animations from scratch–a pretty remarkable feat for kindergarteners! First they typed the word “Thanksgiving” for the […] Continue reading
5th Grade 3-D Ocean Model
Fifth graders in Ms. Payne’s class at Laburnum Elementary have been studying the ocean (SOL5.6), and she wanted me to help them review the different parts of the ocean floor. One of my goals this year is to help our students improve in math, so I’ve been trying to incorporate math into as many of […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Life Cycle Animations
Third grade students in Ms. Dickey’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about animal life cycles (SOL3.8). Animations are a great way to show life cycles (or any type of cycle) because each step can be illustrated and appear in sequence. Today I taught them how to make life cycle animations using Pixie and […] Continue reading
1st Grade Counting by Tens
First grade students in Ms. Gerrard’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning how to county by tens to 100 in math (SOL1.2). They have also been studying about the Earth and sun in science (SOL1.6). So today we combined both topics into one lesson using Pixie & Keynote… a big task for first graders, […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Math Strategies
Many students today are learning how to solve math problems by watching videos online, like those produced by the Khan Academy. But students can create their own videos demonstrating math strategies, and that’s what the 2nd graders at Laburnum Elementary did today. They wanted to show the “Counting Up” strategy for addition. So we opened […] Continue reading
4th Grade Animated Graphs
Fourth graders in Ms. White’s class at Davis Elementary recently did an experiment where they predicted which side of a coin could hold more drops of water. Then they tested their hypothesis by counting the drops they placed on each side of a penny for several trials. Today my job was to show them how […] Continue reading
2nd Grade has been busy
Ancient China: CLICK HERE for a pdf that has a stem activity for ancient China. Here are some ways to include technology to the lesson. Instead of a given site, have a group of sites using bundlenut.com and students are needing to find and cite their research. Use Pixie to design their flags Use Pages or […] Continue reading
Kindergarten Living & Nonliving Keynotes
Kindergarten students in Ms. Fennell’s class at Laburnum created their own Keynote presentations about living and nonliving things today (SOL K.6). Just as with any skill, students have to have a good grasp of the basics before they can apply their knowledge to new situations and projects that require higher-level thinking and problem-solving. So the […] Continue reading
