2nd Grade China & Egypt Websites
Second graders in Ms. Jones’ class at Laburnum Elementary created their own websites about Egypt & China (SOL 2.1) today. We used CheckThis which allows the students to make a quick webpage with pictures and maps. First they picked Egypt or China and wrote the title. Then they had to write a few sentences about the ancient civilization, including information about its location, landmarks, and contributions. Next they did a Google search for an image that would represent their civilization. I gave them a word bank to use, or they could choose their own search terms. Once they found a picture, they just added the link to it in their CheckThis website. I also wanted them to include a map, so we went to Google Maps, searched for the country, copied the link, and pasted it into CheckThis. If we had more time, the students could have added a poll or a question to their site. I copied all their links and posted them to a Google Doc for easy access. You can see a couple of student samples here: China, Egypt, or see them all by clicking here.