Dr. Seuss, Inventions, Pennies,Ipad apps, 
and Pi!!!!

 Kindergarten started today and it was so great to see the kids so excited to come to class. Our first unit  comes from the lessons Postcards from Dr. Seuss, which uses thinking skills to challenge high ability learners and also allows for differentiation.  Content, process, and product are emphasized throughout to create an authentic experience.

First Graders:

Students were to design an invention that would allow Sybil the Detective to get to the other side of the pond. They wrote a story as to why she needed to get to the other side and what she did when she got there. Below are pictures of the students designs and clever, well written stories. 

https://tellagami.com/gami/M40FK9/

Take a look at the Tellagami ipad app the students used today.
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SECOND GRADERS

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3rd Graders

We spent the earlier part of the day looking at Ipad apps. Here are the links to them:

MakeIt

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/make-it-for-teachers-school/id739190902?mt=8

Lightbot

http://lightbot.com/hocflash.html

fiftythree paper

https://www.fiftythree.com/paper

Screenchomp

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8

Discussion for the day: Imagine you have lived a full life and someone googles your name. What would you want them to find. 

Computer time: Students created a newspaper article using www.fodey.com.
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FOURTH GRADERS

Lindy making the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

A breakdown of Macbeth's characters.

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5th Graders

PI  DAY!!!