1st graders have been working on their iPad skills and learning how to navigate an iPad. This week 1st graders completed an iPad scavenger hunt to test their technology skills. I discovered that although most 1st graders know how to unlock an iPad and wake it from "sleeping "they do not understand what APP's are or how to use many of them. I will be taking my survey data and creating lessons around their needs in the up coming weeks!
2nd graders continued their exploration into properties of matter by completing their first lab. To start off our lesson I held out various items and began describing them.
A pencil:
- It's the color yellow with a green and pink eraser
- It's hard
- I can't bend it
- The texture feels smooth and pointy on the end
After doing this I asked the students what I was doing and they eventually told me I was describing its characteristics, which we later found out were PROPERTIES.
In groups we then created a list for each of property: Color, Shape, and Texture. Then we created a master list for students to use while we completed our lab.
Each student was given our lab worksheet and a tray of preselected items:
In groups we then created a list for each of property: Color, Shape, and Texture. Then we created a master list for students to use while we completed our lab.
Each student was given our lab worksheet and a tray of preselected items:
Once students were set up with their materials they were off to explore the properties of each item in the tray! Ask your 2nd grader which item was their favorite and why : )
3rd graders have been working on a weather broadcast for the past two weeks. Each group was placed in a specific region and then given a location to focus their data on. Students have been assigning roles, collecting data on average temperature, wind speed, and precipitation, as well as researching the weather related hazards the habitants of each region face. With their research students will be creating a script for a weather broadcast as well as engineering a mini prototype of their solution to their weather related hazard. Once students are ready we will be transitioning to iMovie and working on our technology skills. Ask your 3rd grader which region they are focusing on and which role they were given in their news team!
4th graders have been working on their basic coding skills using Code.Org. The website creates computer science lessons geared towards elementary students to teach them all they need to know about coding. Ask your 4th grader what level they are on in our first coding course (angry birds)! As students feel comfortable with the basics we will be progressing towards more advance levels of coding : )
5th graders have been diligently working on their iMovie skills so we can prepare to start delivering the Cove schools morning news! If you have any topics or news stories you would like the 5th graders to cover please feel free to leave us a comment with your suggestions.
Thank you for checking in and I hope you enjoyed your peek into my STEAM classroom!
-Mrs. Henderson
No comments:
Post a Comment