Category Archives: Social Studies
1st Grade U.S. Symbols Patterns
First graders at Trevvett Elementary have been learning about patterns in Math (SOL1.17) and U.S. symbols in Social Studies (SOL1.11), so today students in Ms. Lucas’ class created patterns with U.S. symbols using Pixie. First I showed them how to add a text box by clicking the blue T, and they typed their names with…
All About Me With iPads!
Today I worked with Theresa Harris, the librarian at Glen Allen Elementary School to make All About Me flags with 1st graders. The 1st graders were talking about patriotic symbols so we thought this was the perfect time to combine Social Studies and the iPads! This was the first time that they had used the …
All About Me With iPads!
Today I worked with Theresa Harris, the librarian at Glen Allen Elementary School to make All About Me flags with 1st graders. The 1st graders were talking about patriotic symbols so we thought this was the perfect time to combine Social Studies and the iPads! This was the first time that they had used the …
4th Grade Virginia Indians Videos
Fourth graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the Virginia Indians (VS.2d), so today I showed students in Ms. Tonello’s class how to make videos about a Virginia Indian group using WeVideo. First they picked a partner to work with because WeVideo puts a bit of strain on the wireless bandwidth. Next, we logged…
4th Grade Virginia Regions Videos
Fourth graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the regions of Virginia and their products (VS.10b) in Social Studies. Since Ms. Rivara let me know that she wants to do more video projects with her class this year, I taught them how to use WeVideo to create short movies about the regions of Virginia….
4th Bordering States Place Value
Fourth graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the bordering states in Social Studies (VS.2a) and place value in math (SOL4.1a). Today students in Ms. Zimmerman’s class found the place value of the sizes of the bordering states. I posted a template to Google classroom that you can download here, and I set it…
3rd Grade Ancient Civilizations Maps
Third graders at Davis Elementary have been preparing diligently for the upcoming SOL Tests. To help them review their map skills and the ancient civilizations of Greece, Rome, and Mali (SOL3.4), students in Ms. Parkinson’s class created ancient civilization maps using Google maps today. First I posted a link to My Google Maps on Google…
2nd Grade Egypt Comics
Second graders at Holladay Elementary are learning about ancient Egypt and its contributions (SOL2.1) so today students in Ms. Brown’s class created comics about ancient Egypt using StoryboardThat. I posted a link to StoryboardThat on Google Classroom so the students could access it easily, and once we arrived at the site, we clicked “Create a…
4th Grade Hanover Tavern Padlets
Fourth graders at Davis Elementary just took a field trip to the Hanover Tavern to learn more about Patrick Henry and the Revolutionary War Era in Virginia (VS.5). Today students in Ms. White’s class reflected on what they learned using Padlet. I posted a link to Padlet on Google classroom, and the students signed in…
