Get ready for Stop Bullying Week, October 11-15!
Anti-Bullying Week
Posted in advocacy, and character education
Learning is fun!
Posted in apps, augmented reality, character education, fifth grade, fourth grade, holiday, technology, and third grade
Last week in the Jackson Library, I read excerpts of the Martin’s Big Words book to third and fourth graders. We discussed the power of his peaceful, persuasive words and how Martin’s use of words caused laws to change to promote equal rights in America. They used the augmented reality app, WeirdType to use some of Martin’s words as art. Check out more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the WeirdType/Pokemon Go app designer below!
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Student Work
Posted in character education, displays and deco, fifth grade, poetry, TTESS 1819, and writing
Posted in character education, picture book lesson, second grade, and technology
I had second grade predict what the rabbit and mouse would do when the threatening birds approached in the gorgeous book, If You Plant a Seed. They are happily munching away on the fruits and vegetables from their garden when the birds approach with menacing looks. Among the ‘hide your fruits and vegetables’ and ‘hurry and eat them’, a couple of kids thought of the idea to share them. We discussed the power of a kind deed and brainstormed ways they could show an act of kindness before they left school that day. I gave them the maple seed model pattern and they were to write an act of kindness on that seed and then they let the seeds float up and away. Hopefully, it gave them something to think about as they ended their day in the library.
looping forward/backward video by Boomerang
1 Make a Whirly Seed
2 Write a kind deed you can do on the seed
3 send it flying into the world
Technology Station
Posted in character education, holiday, reading skills, and third grade
Third grade read the unusual Dr. Seuss book, What Was I Scared Of? in the Jackson Library last week. We used context clues to determine the meanings of unknown words and analyzed the character’s actions. We also connected the story to February’s character trait, compassion. The kids loved this story and it gave them quite a bit to think about when it comes to how we should treat people who are unusual.