Students were provided a STEM challenge to create a bridge for the Billy Goats Gruff to safely cross to the other side. Students used specific materials to problem solve and practice the engineering process.
Understanding and managing our emotions is a big goal in Prekindergarten. Come hear how we learned to recognize, name, and talk about emotions by singing, reading, and even making our own class book.
Students benefit from seeing thing visually so when a field trip isn't possible, integrate a bit of technology. Students explored a map of Sal's journey in "Walk Two Moons" then created their own interactive maps. This project has many other possible applications.
Our class participation in a collaborative holiday card exchange with classes across the U.S. and Saskatchewan. Come learn about our collaboratiion and how we shared our published writing as part of our poetry unit in ELA. Students wrote a winter haiku and recorded it on their digital card using the Mote App on Google Slides. It's fun to give and receive!
Come explore the globe with us! Our class compared and contrasted holidays around the world. Through research, we learned how other countried celebrate the holidays in comparison to how we celebrate in America. These students will show their understanding of their given country by sharing their video creations and class Padlet map.
Students will choose their project medium and a person of Polynesian heritage to study. The student will be responsible for researching their person and creating a project - submissions could be videos, websites, slide presentations, vlogs, etc.
During our Amelia Earhart DBQ students had the opportunity to learn about Amelia Earhart's life, learn new relevant vocabulary, adjectives, and fun facts.
For this assignment, students cooked an indigenous meal, using only those food ingredients native to the Americas. That means no beef, no pork, no chicken, no dairy (including cheese), no wheat (including gluten), and no sugar. Students documented their cooking by taking photographs and videos of themselves making the dish. Using those photographs and video, the students then created a slideshow detailing their process.
The students created a slideshow showing how WWII shaped the United States. The areas of focus will be nuclear energy, digital communication, the Baby Boom , and overcoming the Great Depression. The students will explain the economic effects of WWII on the Homefront including the end of the Great Depression and the cause and effects of prosperity in the 1950’s.
Students will choose their project medium and a person of Polynesian heritage to study. The student will be responsible for researching their person and creating a project - submissions could be videos, websites, slide presentations, vlogs, etc.
Students have been learning about culture in class and researching about what culture is and exploring other cultures around the world. I wanted to give students the opportunity to share more about themselves and their culture. These students did this at home as on additional/optional activity on top of what we were learning in class and then during morning meeting got to present their projects. Students loved getting to learn about their classmates.
Inspired at the opportunity to share a passion for The Alamo with their classmates, three Alamo enthusiasts set out to create a presentation for their grade level. The project will be presented during the 4th Grade Alamo DBQ. Research, writing, and creative design skills, alongside their love of ELA and SS, were featured in the project's creation.
Students will choose their project medium and a person of Polynesian heritage to study. The student will be responsible for researching their person and creating a project - submissions could be videos, websites, slide presentations, vlogs, etc.
Students interacted with primary and secondary sources to identify details to support written responses. As part of an Alamo research project, students utilized Kami to annotate a text; they took details from the annotated texts and incorporated them into written responses created in Google Slides.
Students were presented with the challenge of designing and creating their own food truck. They created their own unique logo, slogan, menu, pricing, and design of the truck itself. After visiting with a food truck owner/operator, students were inspired to build a model out of various materials to create their unique food truck. Students used their knowledge and understanding of finance, advertisement, and marketing to become young entrepreneurs!
Students chose an ancient civilization to research. They reported their findings by creating a green screen presentation to share culture, traditions, and celebrations while touring with a tour guide.
Students will choose their project medium and a person of Polynesian heritage to study. The student will be responsible for researching their person and creating a project - submissions could be videos, websites, slide presentations, vlogs, etc.
Students are writing informational books to teach their readers all about Martin Luther King, Jr. They brainstormed, planned, wrote, and published a book. Finally, first grade students used WriteReader to publish their teaching book.
Students will share facts about the Alamo by creating a Stop Motion Animation Video using Google Slides and Newscasts using WeVideo. Students will share their Alamo facts using these platforms.
Students participated in an underwater archeology simulation, and studied a “sunken ship” in order to discover what European Explorers might have taken or brought with them to and from the new world in the 1500’s. They recorded their findings in an old European artifact.
Students will choose their project medium and a person of Polynesian heritage to study. The student will be responsible for researching their person and creating a project - submissions could be videos, websites, slide presentations, vlogs, etc.
Students will read the background essay of the Boston Tea Party and take an audience vote: Money or Power? They will share their opinion essays, then take an audience vote again.
My presentation is about the Boston Tea Party. I decided to focus on whether the cause was money or power. My learning target- I will understand what the main cause is in the boston tea party.
During the month of December, we explored different Holidays Around the World. Each small group in our class researched a different country and the details of their holiday traditions. These students are excited to take you to Netherlands with them as they compare and contrast what they've learned with what they experience here in Texas.
Students in grades 3-5 of the Justin Elementary school "Spotted Article" journalism and broadcast describe their experiences as student reporters. Students write, edit, complete interviews, and complete broadcast videos to engage the community of Justin Elementary with relevant and newsworthy ideas.
