Category Archives: Language Arts
3rd Grade Pumpkin Facebook
Third graders at Davis Elementary have been working on pumpkin creative writing projects. Each student decorated a pumpkin like a story character and chose from a variety of suggested ideas for writing about their pumpkin (journal, interview, comic, etc). The 3rd grade teachers wanted a technology activity as one of the choices, and Ms. Parkinson…
2nd Grade Weather Sequence
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about different types of storms in Science (SOL2.6a) and sequence words in Language Arts (SOL2.6c). So today in Ms. Becker’s room we created weather sequence diagrams using Popplet. This was my first lesson using Popplet since their recent update. Since students aren’t allowed to create accounts, we…
2nd Grade Weather Sequence
Second graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about different types of storms in Science (SOL2.6a) and sequence words in Language Arts (SOL2.6c). So today in Ms. Becker’s room we created weather sequence diagrams using Popplet. This was my first lesson using Popplet since their recent update. Since students aren’t allowed to create accounts, we…
#TechTakeout Gets the Main Idea at Johnson!
Today was the #TechTakeout crew’s first day back at it, and we could not have had a better day! We delivered some fun learning to the fifth grade students and teachers at Johnson Elementary. These amazing teachers wanted to focus on Language Arts, and in particular main idea and details. Each pair of ITRTs broke …
3rd Grade Homophone Flip Pics
Third graders at Davis Elementary have been learning about homophones (SOL3.4a), so today we created homophone flip pics. First we reviewed different types of homophones so everyone wouldn’t do the same one (even though we still got many repeats). The students chose a homophone pair and illustrated each one using Pixie. I showed them how…
4th Grade Interactive Word Problems
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary have been learning how to add and subtract decimals in Math (SOL4.5c), and they have been studying Virginia industries in Social Studies (VS.10b). Today I showed them how to use Google Docs to create interactive decimal word problems about the industries of Virginia. First I shared a blank template with…
5th Grade Plot Comics
Fifth graders in Ms. Bailey’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about plot development (SOL5.5c) as they read the exciting book, Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret. Today I showed them how to create a Google slideshow highlighting important events in the plot of the story. We used StoryboardThat to illustrate each scene….
2nd & 5th Grade Superheroes
Many schools have a superhero theme this year, and there are lots of cool websites for turning yourself into a superhero. Some of my favorites are: Hero Machine, Marvel Commics, and Heroized. Today 2nd graders in Ms. Becker’s class and 5th graders in Mr. Cangelosi’s class at Davis Elementary turned themselves into superheroes using Pixie […] Continue reading
1st Grade Memory Walls with Padlet
It’s getting close to the end of the year, so many classes are recalling the good times they’ve had together. Today First graders at Holladay Elementary created memory walls using Padlet. Padlet is an online bulletin board where students can post notes, pictures, videos, and files. Teachers create accounts, but students don’t need to sign […] Continue reading
5th Grade Science Video Storyboards
Ms. Elsea at Davis Elementary told me about a great project her class was doing here at the end of the year. They were making a student-created science show where they taught a different topic for each episode. She was wondering if I knew of an online tool to help them plan out their videos. […] Continue reading
