Category Archives: Social Studies

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

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American Revolution Movie Trailers

American Heroes from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.

The Revolutionary Freedom Stars from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.

The 13 Colonies from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.

The Battle ground from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.
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Jamestown Movie Trailers

The Hard Life from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.

The New World from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.
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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

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Time of Your Life

Time of Your Life with Mrs. Hundley from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.
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Greece & Rome

Greece from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.

Rome from Ryan Stein on Vimeo.
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3rd Grade @ Skipwith

Special Message for Ms. Baker!!! Ms. Baker’s Padlet on Greece & Rome Movie trailers on Greece and Rome are coming soon…. Continue reading

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Native Padlet

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American Revolution (KWL)

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3rd Grade Greek Multiplication

Third graders in Ms. Dickey’s class at Davis Elementary have been learning about the ancient Greeks in social studies (SOL3.4) and multiplication in math (SOL3.2). So today we made Greek multiplication problems using Pixie and Keynote. First the students opened a blank Pixie document and used a combination of the painting tools and stickers to […] Continue reading

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