Check it Out!
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What's Streaming at the Creek?
Checking Out the LRC
In the library, we have been continuing to dive deeper into our “Spoken Word” Genre Tree.
The branches we have been growing are:
Poetry (PreK, K, 3rd, 6th)
Verse Poetry (1st, 4th)
Plays (2nd, 5th)
Activities we have been engaging in:
Readalouds and booktalks of example books from the genre
Creating body movements to discuss and review features of the genre
The how-to's and importance of taking notes and citing sources
Circulating through carousel activities to discuss the genre
Organizing our ideas about the genre in Mindmup
Concepts we have been engaging with:
What are the features of the genre branch? How can I tell something is part of the genre branch?
What are some examples of the genre branch?
How do I best use this genre branch?
Why would this genre branch be useful for me?
As we branch out, students reflect on various materials available to them and navigate through their options to choose materials that grow what they know!
Checking Out Tech
Kinder-Kids
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using the keyboard to write
Creating and formatting in Google Docs
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Letter and number recognition
Writing conventions (capital letters, spacing, etc.)
Friends of First Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using tools in Google to search for, select, and save images
Navigating and using tools in Google Drive to access and download pictures
Using design and creation tools in Wixie to make timelines of butterfly life cycles
Recording measuring and explaining measurements of classroom items, people, etc.
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Stages of a butterfly life cycle
Sequencing in a timeline
Using digital tools to create
- Measurement with non-standard units
Super Second Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Navigating and using web resources to do research
Using Explain Everything to take and edit pictures
Using Explain Everything to create black-out poems with negative and positive space
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Extreme weather
Features of poetry (small moments, word choice, imagery, verbs, comparisons, etc.)
- Communication and collaboration
Thinking Third Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using Weebly to interact with others about our culture videos
Preparing for our Skype with students from Brazil
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Communication and collaboration
Global learning (what can we learn from others?)
- Cultural stories (fairytales and folktales)
Fourth Grade Family
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using digital and information resources to gather research
Using Mindmeister to organize research
Using Gardena to design a garden based on research
Using Mindmeister to plan garden design implementation
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Communication, collaboration, and teamwork
Plant characteristics and needs
Measurement and calculations
The research process
- Informational writing
Faboulous Fifth Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using interactives to explore history
Using interactives to do research, gather new information, and gain new understandings
Using green screen technology to create from and share new knowledge
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Using digital tools to learn, apply new understandings, and create from new knowledge
- U.S. Government (past and present)
Sizzling Sixth Grade
Activities & Tools we have been engaging with:
Using web resources to research
Using web resources and tools to create surveys, graphs, charts, models, sketches, diagrams, animations, timelines, flow charts, posters, books, videos, and more
Using various web tools to document a process and record progress (screenshots, blogs, stop-motion videos, etc.)
Concepts we have been engaging with:
Determining information needs
Metacognition- thinking about thinking
The process of learning
- The research and planning processes