Category Archives: Short Pump Elementary
Habitats with Pic Collage Kids and ChatterPix
Mrs. Potter’s students at Short Pump Elementary did a great job app smashing to show their knowledge of habitats. Since the 2nd graders had been learning about habitats we thought it would be a great idea to incorporate the iPads in the classroom. To start their project the students went to Britannica Image Quest to …
Taking AR To The Next Level
Accelerated Reader, or AR, has had some mixed reviews throughout Henrico County. With the county no longer paying for the quizzes I feel like the topic has been coming up more as well. Some teachers believe that AR is a great way to motivate those students who are reluctant to read, but love competition or …
Making Change Video Story Problems
Today in Mrs. West’s third grade class at Short Pump Elementary School we made video story problems! They are currently learning about making change, so we used a few different tools to create our making change video story problems. First, the students planned their problem on paper by figuring out what they were going to …
