I've learned that singing songs really helps the content to stick a little better. Even though we need WAY MORE practice 😏
Oreo Phases and Some Singing...Kind of
We began our phases of the moon unit with a little Oreo fun. We attempted to sing a song (which we needed more time on lol) and then we ate shaped the phases of the moon.
I've learned that singing songs really helps the content to stick a little better. Even though we need WAY MORE practice 😏
I've learned that singing songs really helps the content to stick a little better. Even though we need WAY MORE practice 😏
The Great Postcard Exchange
This year I decided to jump on the postcard exchange bandwagon and it turned out to be so exciting! my kiddos came in every day asking "Did we get a postcard today?".
The start to this journey I first had to find postcards. In my mind this was going to be a piece of cake...wrong again!! Believe it or not postcards are very hard to come by. I called 7 different stores and no postcards. Finally when I called the 8th store (which was going to be my last one) success!! So I ran to that store right after work I went in and bought 55 postcards (extras for mess ups). When I went to check out at the register the ladies looked at me like I was crazy. Once I explained they were in awe over the concept.
When I went to school the next morning, I explained to the kids that we needed to write and mail these postcards to all the states. So we spent the week writing this postcards for morning work.
We wrote and wrote and wrote some more...
We mailed them off and then we waited. Within the first week our 1st card came. Colorado you made us very excited!!
The start to this journey I first had to find postcards. In my mind this was going to be a piece of cake...wrong again!! Believe it or not postcards are very hard to come by. I called 7 different stores and no postcards. Finally when I called the 8th store (which was going to be my last one) success!! So I ran to that store right after work I went in and bought 55 postcards (extras for mess ups). When I went to check out at the register the ladies looked at me like I was crazy. Once I explained they were in awe over the concept.
When I went to school the next morning, I explained to the kids that we needed to write and mail these postcards to all the states. So we spent the week writing this postcards for morning work.
We wrote and wrote and wrote some more...
We mailed them off and then we waited. Within the first week our 1st card came. Colorado you made us very excited!!
Postcards started coming quickly so I needed a way to display our postcards. I found this really cute US and World Maps in the Target Dollar Spot. Our map is filling up quickly.
Research to GreenScreen
After researching, we took all of our research and turned it into a newscast and did a little GreenScreen action. @Doink is a great app that is so easy to use and the students learn how to navigate it quickly.
We spent one day working with a partner to write a script where the students were to interview a Native American showcasing all of the information that they learned through their research.
We spent one day working with a partner to write a script where the students were to interview a Native American showcasing all of the information that they learned through their research.
Once their scripts were completed it was time to memorize and record. Not bad for our first attempt.
Longhouses
To go along with our studies on Native Americans, my kiddos built Longhouses and we put the houses together to create a village. The students took what they learned through their research and applied it to creating their own houses. They turned out phenomenal!! Check them out for yourself.
Learning to be Googley
Googley??? Is that a word? In our class it is.
This was our first task where we had to learn how to toggle between multiple tabs to create our Google Slides. We began our social studies unit learning about various tribes in North Carolina. Each group was assigned a tribe to become experts on. As they researched and gathered information, they had to enter it into a basic graphic organizer that was in their Google Classroom. I kept it basic because learning to be Googley can be difficult.
Using the graphic organizer in Google allowed them to collaborate and help each other research. It was really cool to see them working together while working independently.
This was our first task where we had to learn how to toggle between multiple tabs to create our Google Slides. We began our social studies unit learning about various tribes in North Carolina. Each group was assigned a tribe to become experts on. As they researched and gathered information, they had to enter it into a basic graphic organizer that was in their Google Classroom. I kept it basic because learning to be Googley can be difficult.
I thought that this would be an easy task, but boy was I wrong! I had to start with the basics of showing them how to toggle between tabs (without closing the tabs). Working and transferring information between four tabs is quite the task for a 10 year old. So after a day of learning to navigate... they were working away and gathering all the needed information for part 2 of our project...GreenScreen
Using the graphic organizer in Google allowed them to collaborate and help each other research. It was really cool to see them working together while working independently.
Help Harry
Our first STEM challenge of the year was called Help Harry. Usually we start the year off with Save Fred, but because some of my 3rd graders came with me to 4th grade, I had to change things up a bit. I really wanted to focus on the engineering component when I stumbled across this awesome activity from @fourthgrstudio. It was a great way to start the year off. We had many different designs and it was great to see how much they changed from 3rd grade!
Back at it
So I've been a little MIA lately, but now I am back and in the swing of things. I have moved grade levels (from 3rd to 4th) and we have been busy to say the least. We have had a great start to our year. We have created a TON and we've been channeling our inner singers with songs thanks to @Teachingandsofourth .
I am going to be sharing/catching you up on all of the amazing work we have done since the beginningof time of 4th grade.
We started our year off with Ignite Presentations. Have you all heard of Ignite Presentations??? Ignite Presentations in a nutshell:
I am going to be sharing/catching you up on all of the amazing work we have done since the beginning
We started our year off with Ignite Presentations. Have you all heard of Ignite Presentations??? Ignite Presentations in a nutshell:
* 20
slides total
*15
seconds each
* Auto
advancing
* 5
minutes…I mean who can't sit
through 5 minutes?
Our first project was learning about our beautiful state of North Carolina. My kiddos did their research, collaborated together and then created and presented their final projects. You can tell this occurred at the beginning of the year because they were all quiet and shy when presenting.
Check it out.
Ignite Presentation
These used to be made using PowerPoint...but I am a Google fan and our county is GAFE all the way. So I talked with my husband @smarkwith (who is a Google Ninja by the way 😉) and he created a template using Google Slides. The cool part about it...he was able to replicate the Ignite features!
Our first project was learning about our beautiful state of North Carolina. My kiddos did their research, collaborated together and then created and presented their final projects. You can tell this occurred at the beginning of the year because they were all quiet and shy when presenting.
Check it out.
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