Here is a package for you with lots of February goodies! Not just Valentine’s Day, but Black History Month, 100th Day, Groundhog’s Day and President’s Day resources are available in this bundle. There are teacher and student resources bundled here. Enjoy!
Enhance and extend your student’s Math and Science skills! Gizmos is a wonderful, web-based program that provides online learning environments and activities to drive home Science and Math concepts. Not sold yet? They are also aligned with Virginia SOL’s to take the guess work out of finding the correct activity for the strand you are teaching. Need some differentiated activities, this site will do it– with activities that range from 3rd to 12th you are sure to find the right activity for each student. Activities, data, clip art, quick assessments- Gizmos can help. Just ask Judy Holzgrefe at Dumbarton! She just recently set up her free (yes I said FREE) 45 day trial and is now making Gizmos available to her students. Interested? Check it out or sign up for a consult, I’d love to help you make the most of this resource.
5th grade students at Pemberton turn to 21st Century Skills with the assistance of their teachers, media specialist, and ITRT.
5th grade students continue to learn about podcasting. Students explored samples of different types of podcasts to analyze what they liked and what they would change. They are now able to identify elements of a good podcast. Students also learned about the various roles on a podcasting team. Collaboration and group decision making will be key to making an awesome podcast.
5th grade students at Pemberton Elementary will go through a series of lessons exploring Podcasting. First an introduction to GarageBand is necessary. Basic functions such as recording your voice, selecting and adding jingles, and placing art work are covered as students make an ‘introduction’ podcast. In the coming weeks, students will have the opportunity to examine different types of podcasts, investigate the elements of a good podcast, and begin collaborating with their classmates to design their podcasts. I’ll keep you updated on the progress!
Pemberton 5th graders got an introduction to Garage Band! Students will be using this tool throughout the year to show what they know. More to come!
Students in 5th grade at Echo Lake reviewed the Comic Life program. Students will soon complete a comic on the rock cycle, I can’t wait to show you what they do!
Check it out! Dumbarton’s Mrs. Panter uses Quia to assess students on Internet Safety. Way to go Mrs. Panter!
Mrs. Bennett and Mrs. DelMonte worked to lay the foundation for a collaborative Civil War Battle research project for 5th grade students. Look for a few Kidspiration documents soon!
Mrs. Aloma’s 5th grade students had a fantastic time participating in the Math & Science Center’s Spooktacular.