Category Archives: Writing
Bringing Makey Makeys To Middle School!
I teamed up with Emily Roberts, an AWESOME middle school ITRT, to have some fun last week! I went over to Moody Middle School with a few Makey Makeys in hand to work with a small group of 6th grade students. These 6th graders are in a program that helps improve the choices and reactions to …
Adjectives With Google Slides
Today in 3rd grade at Short Pump Elementary we worked on adjectives using collaborative Google Slides. I wanted to give the students more exposure to the kind of collaboration that can be achieved through Google while working on language arts skills. These third grade students have not had a ton of experience with Google this …
Famous Americans in Tellagami
In Mrs. Dobranski’s third grade class at Kaechele we used the iPads to create something awesome! They were just wrapping up their unit on famous Americans, so Mrs. Dobranski and I decided to run with that topic. Before I went into the classroom the students had already broken off into pairs, chosen the famous American that …
Third Grade Turkey ChatterPix
Mrs. Bagley’s third graders at Kaechele have been learning about author’s purpose. As a class they read, “Turkey Trouble” by Wendi Silvano and were presented with a task relating to the story. The students were to design and create a turkey that did not want to be eaten on Thanksgiving. They needed to help their …
Discovery Education Board Builder
I know teachers have been using Discovery Education for many years in Henrico County. Liz Jessee and my 3rd grade team at Short Pump Elementary School showed me Boards, which was a new feature to me! With the board builder students and teachers can make digital posters displaying material that they learn in class. These are …
Writing Assignments in Google Classroom
Ms. Jessee’s third grade class has been using Google Classroom to complete their pre-writing assignments. As a class they use the Stoplight Writing outline. Instead of having her students complete this on paper Ms. Jessee put the outline into a Google Doc and shared it to her class through Google Classroom. There are SO many …
Students to Soldiers: “You are Not Forgotten!”
Three Chopt Elementary teacher, Mrs. Bailey, has been doing a lot with her students during the school year for our troops overseas! Its truly amazing to see the students’ thoughtfulness, inquiry, and heartfelt passion for learning and wanting to give back. The following is a project that Mrs. Bailey has just completed in time for […] Continue reading
Word Problem Haikus
Looking for a fun extension idea to use in the classroom during math, writing, or a unit on poetry? Try integrating Haikus into your Math Unit! Many times I see students struggling to come up with an idea for a poem, however, writing Haikus has just taken on a whole new purpose with trying to […] Continue reading
100 Years old for the 100th Day!
Well, with all these snow days, our upcoming 100th day has been pushed back a little bit. That’s okay though! It gives you a few more days to come up with fun activities for the students! Mrs. Batkins and Mrs. Bortner at Seven Pines showed me this awesome “Aging App” called Age Yourself. This is […] Continue reading
