Tag: kidspiration

Jun 10 2010 June 10, 2010 September 10, 2010 NoComment by David

3rd Grade Resources Kidspiration

Posted in 3rd Grade, Social Studies

Third graders can review natural, capital, and human resources (SOL 3.7) with this Kidspiration. First they sort the pictures into the correct categories. Kidspiration has two components though. There’s the visual, graphic organizer part, but then there’s also the writing part which is important to include. So after the students complete the sorting activity, send them over to the writing activity by clicking the button on the top left corner. It automatically presents an outline based on the graphic organizer to guide the students’ writing. They will finish the activity by writing about each of the resources. You can download the lesson by clicking here. It’s a great way to review for the SOL test!


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May 24 2010 May 24, 2010 September 9, 2010 NoComment by David

2nd Grade China & Egypt Kidspiration

Posted in 2nd Grade, Social Studies

Second graders wanted a way to review the ancient civilizations of China and Egypt before the end of the year tests. So I created a sorting activity in Kidspiration that you can download here. Students drag the different contributions into the correct box depending on whether it was Egyptian or Chinese. When they are finished sorting, they switch over to the writing view (click on the pencil button in the top left corner) and notice that it is outlined for them already. Then they write a sentence about each contribution. While you’re reviewing China and Egypt why not take them to Google Earth and zoom down to see the Great Wall and the pyramids!


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Feb 11 2010 February 11, 2010 March 8, 2010 NoComment by David

4th Grade Moon Phases

Posted in 4th Grade, Science

More snow this week! We were off Monday, Wednesday, and had a 2 hour delay today! So I missed teaching this lesson, but I figured I would post it anyway since some of you might like to try it. I was supposed to teach a fourth grade class about the phases of the moon. I created a website with animations and games that you can check out by clicking here. The site also shows the current phase of the moon and includes links to other fun websites. After reviewing the phases with the websites, the students were going to complete a Keynote about the phases of the moon. You can take a look at a sample here and download the template by clicking here. If you’ve had enough of Keynotes, I also have a Kidspiration activity that you can download by clicking here (take a look at it here). Finally if your students need a quick review of SOL 4.7 (earth, sun, moon, astronomers) they can watch this movie I put together in iMovie… maybe they will be inspired to make their own!


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