Students in Mrs. Jones class participated in a STEM activity! Using their choice of various materials, they each created a spider. Then they used the app ChatterPix Kids to bring their spiders to life! Check out a few of their spiders below!
See all the spider projects on the Oak Grove Digital Archive.
Over the past few weeks, students in 4th grade have been writing iBooks using the app Book Creator. This app has so many features, including the ability to open finished books in the iBooks app. However, this time we took it one step farther. Students (with parent permission, of course) had the option to try and publish their finished creations to the actual iBook store. The story, Wolves Win the Game, was the first to be accepted. Check it out! Wolves Win the Game
Students in Mrs. White’s Kindergarten classes researched and made animals that started with the short vowel sound. They worked in small groups to build their creations, and then animated them with an app called ChatterPix Kids. Take a look at their zoo below!
The projects are also posted on the Oak Grove Digital Archive, including Vowel Zoos from Mrs. Blankenship’s Class and Mrs. Fox’s Class.
Students in Mrs. Sharp’s and Mrs. Downey’s Math and Writing classes used Legos to practice skills! First, they created lego houses based on a STEM activity created by Mrs. Downey. They found the area and perimeter of each of the rooms in their houses, and made sure to include at least one simple machine and working light.
Lego Houses:
Then, in writing class, they created Lego video trailers using the iMovie app. I created templates for them to use here:
But there are many iMovie Trailer templates out there! Here’s a few more I’m considering using next time:
iMovie for iPad – Storyboard Help Sheets
iMovie for iPad Printable Storyboard Templates
Here’s what the students created. They only had one class period to write and film their trailers!
Lego Trailers:
The Journey from elemitrt on Vimeo.
The Cabin from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Super Family from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Summer’s Here from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Creepy Connie from elemitrt on Vimeo.
Students in Mrs. Clapper’s Kindergarten Class created Digital Stories with the Story Kit app about their moms for Mother’s Day! They have pictures, text, and sound. Students did all the work themselves, starting with the “selfie” they took using the camera app. Click on their selfies below to interact a few examples below. If you see a sound button, turn up your volume and click it to hear their voices!
During the class’ Mother’s Day Tea, moms will receive a handmade card with a QR code on it that links to their child’s story! How fun!
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