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Keeping It Real! STEM Learning & Literature
Willow Bend students are making 21st century connections to real world situations. This month, the focus is on architecture. Authentic learning opportunities this month included activities with constructing models of real landmarks, designing a model of a working fountain, and creating blueprints for a castle. Check-out some of these activities below.
Monarch Book Meets Architecture
Dreaming Up by Kristy Hale. Students learned vocabulary such as base, arch, and tower, and later they erected their own towers to match famous landmarks around the world. They took pictures of their creations on using the camera app, and labeled the parts on Explain Everything.
Bluestem Nominee Meets Architecture
Caudill Nominee Meets Architecture
Technology Spotlight
First Graders Using Pic Collage
Third Graders Using Stop Motion
Sixth Graders Using iMovie
Growing Minds.... One Page at a Time
COME CHECK-OUT PLAYAWAYS!
Does your child love to listen while you read a story? We know that reading aloud to a child is one of the best ways to build vocabulary and develop comprehension skills using higher-level books.
If your child would like to hear more stories on tape, check-out the playaways in the library. Playaways are an updated version of books-on-tape. Each playaway comes with headphones that plug into a book cartridge. Students simply plug the headphones into the cartridge, and turn on the device. It's as easy as that!