An engineer from Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey just told me about the website Design Squad Nation! Engineers are the people who design buildings, toys, roads, electronic devices, cars, etc. Engineers figure out the best materials to use and how to turn them into the things we use every day. The Design Squad… Read More Design Squad
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool. Ā This week we will explore nonfictionĀ content and concepts usingĀ this multiplatform applicationĀ with one-to-oneĀ Chromebooks andĀ iPads. Kindergarteners CLICK HERE to join the Shapes Lesson. Use the pin: VYWST First GradersĀ CLICK HERE to join the Nonfiction Text Features lesson.Ā Use this pin:Ā XWVJG SecondĀ GradersĀ CLICK HERE to join the Rural, Urban &… Read More Content via Nearpod
Kid Presidentās Socktober and Ms. Kolesar inspiredĀ students to donate a pair of socks to others in need. This small act of love also inspired October’s creativity challenge. Kids tookĀ out those socks theyāve never worn or rescued the forlorn socksĀ fromĀ the laundry room and whippedĀ up cute sock animals! Watch the Sock Challenge on PhotoPeach…
Inigma is a basic app that can make wonderful things happen. When you scan a QR code, you can linkĀ to a website, a video, a story, even a book recommendation without having to type in the URL! Using QR Codes, Mrs. Goldstein’s classes will convince usĀ why we should readĀ their favorite books! When you visit the… Read More QR CODE Book Recommendations
Responsibility is being accountable for your own actions. Assembly Read Aloud: What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick Additional Suggested Titles:Ā Ā I Just Forgot by Mercer Mayer The Way I Act by Steve Metzger Lucy Goosey Takes Responsibility by Katherine Ciriello Clark Ā The Worst Day of my Life Ever! by Julia Cook and Kelsey… Read More November Word of the Month: Responsibility
Day One: Just like aĀ communityĀ has rules and laws so does the digital world.Ā Using the internet is a privilege. It is important that you learn how to live in the digital worldĀ of internet websites, copy-righted images, and virtual friends.Ā Log onto Brain Pop and watch the video titledĀ “Digital Etiquette.” username: woschaefer password:brianpop Choose one video from… Read More Online Citizenship
Today inĀ library studentsĀ used several resources such as Ā labels to indicate the last name of the author, Ā guide words to help them find the titles they were looking for, the nonfiction chart to help guide them to their favorite topics andĀ special interest book spine labelsĀ to help them find those spooky Halloween books! One… Read More Navigation
Rebus rhymes and stories that useĀ pictures instead of words throughout the story and rhyme. Some rebus stories have the picture and the word while othersĀ have only the picture. This can make reading fun and entertaining! Below is an example of a rebus: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly, I don’t know why… Read More Rebus Story