Category Archives: Social Studies
3rd Grade Greece & Rome Websites
Third graders at Holladay Elementary have finished their study of Greece & Rome and were ready today for a final project to review and share what they have learned. I showed them how to create free websites using CheckThis. First they had to decide which ancient civilization they wanted to review. We wrote that in […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Beeclip Indian Posters
Second graders at Laburnum Elementary have been studying the different American Indian tribes (SOL 2.2 & 2.4). So today they chose a tribe and made an online poster using a cool free site called Beeclip (although it was just updated to Biteslide). First I showed them how to select a background from the side menu. […] Continue reading
4th Grade Jamestown iMovies
Fourth graders in Ms. Hall’s class at Laburnum Elementary recently took a field trip to Jamestown. Today she wanted to see how much they had learned there, and she also wanted them to practice using iMovie. I explained that our iMovie project would need to be completed within the one hour class period since iMovie […] Continue reading
1st Grade Boat Diagrams
First grade students in Esra Kazanoglu’s class at Laburnum Elementary are preparing for a boat race! After studying Christopher Columbus’s ship (SOL 1.3) and understanding the principles of force and motion (SOL 1.2), each group of students must design a boat using various materials supplied by the teacher (milk cartons, cups, spoons, popsicle sticks, foil, […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Pixie Community Map
Second graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning all about maps and cardinal directions so today they put their knowledge to use and created a map in Pixie complete with a compass rose, symbols, and a key. I showed them how to use stickers for the symbols and then shrink them to fit in the […] Continue reading
3rd Grade Basic Rights Comic
Third graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the four basic principles of a democracy: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and equality under the law (SOL 3.11a). Today they tried to think of ways to convey those principles in a comic. They had to use the camera feature and compose pictures with their […] Continue reading
2nd Grade Change Over Time Comic
Today 2nd graders at Chamberlayne Elementary made comics about how communities change over time (SOL 2.3). They created this comic from scratch using Comic Life, so there’s no template to download, but you can download the folder of pictures we used by clicking here. It has over 75 photos of cars, houses, and tools from […] Continue reading
4th Grade Virginia Regions BeeClip Posters
I’ve shared several ideas for projects your students could do about the regions of Virginia on this blog (search for “regions” in the search box). Here’s a new one we did today using BeeClip. One of the best things about BeeClip is the safe Google image search that is incorporated within the website. The students […] Continue reading
4th Grade Virginia Regions Maps
There are many technology projects your students can do to review the Virginia Regions: a video, a website, a rap, a Keynote slideshow, or even a comic. Today in fourth grade at Chamberlayne Elementary, we made interactive maps online. There are many free sites for creating maps, but here’s what we found when we tried […] Continue reading
Mystery Skype
I had my first experience with a Mystery Skype today. Thanks to Debra Finger (@teacherdebra) who invited us to participate with her students. The premise is that 2 classes Skype with each other, and using yes/no questions, they have to figure out where the other class is.?I am not sure how Debra had her kids […] Continue reading
