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Author: Amy Kincaid

Kindergarten Uses AR to Manipulate a Fire Truck

Posted in nonfiction lesson

Last week in the Jackson Library, kindergarten used an augmented reality app, Quiver, to manipulate a virtual fire truck.  After reading Camiones de Bomberos/Fire Trucks, we labeled parts of the fire truck and discussed the functions of each. Then at the tables, the kids used Quiver to see their fire truck page in 3D and to spray the hose, raise the ladder, drive the truck, and sound the siren. During check out, we listened to Mr. 7 Yea!’s firefighter story and songs about what to do if there is a fire. 

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Fire Truck Song   Fire Safety HK   Get Outside

 

Mr. 7 Yea

Sparky's Firehouse

Fourth Grade Analyzes Procedural Text

Posted in reading skills, technology, and TTESS 1819

Fourth graders analyzed procedural text in the Jackson Library. I gave them a QR Code to scan which took them to a page about how to fold an origami dog. They then took a screenshot of the pages and used the iOS 12 markup tools to show their text evidence. They also had to answer STAAR-formatted questions I created for them. This opened up good discussions and strategies to make sure they were paying attention to details in the text and interpreting the diagrams correctly. Check out the video of their work!

TEK 11: Reading Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts:
Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts. Students are expected to:
A)  determine the sequence of activities needed to carry out a procedure
B) explain factual information presented graphically
procedural text 4th

4th Origami Rdg stu sheet

fix number 4 – ‘step 9’

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Pre-K ‘Snows’ How to Have Fun

Posted in apps, and picture book lesson

Both Pre-K classes had fun sequencing events in Ehlert’s book, Snowballs, last week in the Jackson Library. After we read the beginning where the author is gathering supplies and the birds are coming out, the students sequenced that part. Then they sequenced the middle where the storyteller creates the mom, dad, son, and daughter. Finally, they put the last events in order: the baby, dog, cat, and bird in the melted snow. At the tables, the kids explored the Starfall Snowman app and we watched the video on the big screen during check out. Explore more of Lois Ehlert’s fantastic book creations on the site at the bottom of this post!

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Snowball book by Ehlert
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Snowball Story Safeshare
Starfall Snowman app
Lois Ehlert site
 

Coding to Sequence a Story with Bee-Bot

Posted in picture book lesson, and reading skills

Today in the Jackson Library, first graders used the Beebot robot to sequence story events in Britta Teckentrup’s book, Bee. During the story, I would pause when the bee landed somewhere and the kids had to program the bee to travel to that picture on the grid. I like how they helped each other problem solve when it didn’t go where they wanted. Great timing to honor Hour of Code this week! 

 

video made with Boomerang

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Bee Bot w 1st grade

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Bee video

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Lucia La Luchadora

Posted in apps, picture book lesson, and reading skills

Second graders had fun in the Jackson Library today with Luca la Luchadora. We read the story about how a little girl’s abuela encourages her to stand up to playground bullying by showing her a vintage luchadora costume and telling her about the legacy of the luchadora’s power. When Lucia wears the costume, she not only stands up to bullies but also rescues Coco the puppy when he is stuck on the slide. By the end of the story, she realizes that she doesn’t need a mask or costume to stand up for herself. We identified causes and effects in the story and created a Luchadora or Nino mask from Nino Wrestles the World. At the tables, they chose from either a Lucia mask or a Nino mask and decorated it. They played a fun luchadora mask game on the iPads. Thanks to Shawne Briggs, Sheffield Primary Librarian  in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, for ideas for this lesson. Check out her Wrangler Library tweets! 

Lucia la Luchadora

 

 

Curriculum Guide

Hou Chronicle Author Interview

Lucia luchadora mask – drawing attempt by AK

review

lucha cause efe

author Twitter page

illustrator Twitter page

Crazy Masks app

crazy masks

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Nino Activities

Masks

Niño mask

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Toontastic and Narrative Nonfiction with 3rd

Posted in reading skills, and technology

Before the book fair, third graders explored Google’s Toontastic app to retell the story Oh No Astro! from the asteroid’s point of view.  We used context clues when we read this story to determine the meaning of: rambunctious, loitering, humiliated, clarity, and confrontation. After the kids created their videos, they used NASA’s augmented reality app to look at spacecraft models in 3D! 

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Toontastic 3rd

Mobile AR Spacecraft app news

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AR target to ‘scan’ w app

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Matt Roeser

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New Assessment Tool, Gimkit

Posted in book clubs

Last week in the Jackson Library, the 5th grade book club reading Refugee tried out a quiz on the new platform, Gimkit. This Kahoot-like game was invented by high schoolers to up the stakes of traditional games. In this game, you can ‘bet on yourself’ and buy higher values per question if you get answers correct. But these higher values also apply to your deficit if you get answers wrong. It’s an interesting strategy-based game but the elementary set found it difficult. We had fun trying it out, though!

 


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