Towards the beginning of the year, 2nd grade students read many of the Kevin Henkes “mouse books” as introduction to the school year. Over the past few weeks, students chose one of the books to identify the main character, the problem that character faced, and the author's message or lesson of the story. After writing up a paragraph of their responses and creating an illustration students have been recording their projects on their own through an app called AudioBoom. Projects will be available for viewing for during conferences; be sure to take a look!
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5th graders are here for the rescue! Through a multi-week unit, our 5th graders have spent time learning and discussing what it means and looks like to be safe, respectful, and responsible online. In pairs, students created a skit intended for a younger audience, which focused on one of these three things. Skits could have dialog between a "superhero" and a "sidekick" to teach information in a preventative manner or between a "superhero" and a "villain" where one needed to correct or change the behavior of the other. Students used an app called PuppetPalsHD to create an animated version of their skit. Later in the year, their skits will be presented to our first grade students as part of one of their internet safety lessons. Hopefully, these presentations will "save the day" as our younger students become more involved with technology. Be on the look out during conferences in November for the opportunity to view our 5th grade Digital Super Hero presentations!
If you were a first grader at Langston Hughes, you may know this phrase by heart...
Our next library unit will continue with animals and also incorporate student understanding of various adaptations as firsties create their own unique animals and present them digitally using Audioboom.
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CategoriesJenny WilliamsAfter 8 years in the classroom, I'm very eager and excited to be in my 5th year as Library Media Specialist in the Learning Commons of Langston Hughes! Archives
April 2019
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