3rd Grade Research

In 3rd Grade I recently worked with students to do research on Native American groups from the South Western United States.

Students summarized their notes and learned about evaluating images to choose appropriate images to draw for their eBooks. Students created images on the computer. We then worked as groups to upload our paragraphs and drawings to Flipsnack EDU a wonderful FREE tool to create eBooks.

Here are our completed projects:

PLANA
Apache
Hopi
Navajo
Pueblo
Shoshone
Ute

MAREK
Apache
Hopi
Navajo
Pueblo
Shoshone
Ute

BROS
Apache
Hopi
Navajo
Pueblo
Shoshone
Ute

HESSLER
Apache
Comanche
Hopi
Navajo
Pueblo
Shoshone
Ute

3rd Grade Research and eBooks

Students evaluating images and sketching
before using the computers

Our 3rd Graders have been studying Native American Cultures of the Southwest. This year, I collaborated with 3rd grade teachers to teach research skills and note taking. After students had completed their research, they were ready to start creating their multimedia project. We used drawing programs on the computer or the iPads to create images to go with the paragraphs that students wrote.

After looking at state standards, the teachers and I decided that for this project we would teach the students about evaluating images in the nonfiction texts they were reading to decide what to draw for their eBooks. After a mini-lesson on image evaluation, students used the research texts to find images that were appropriate for their eBooks. Students worked diligently to try to accurately represent the culture they were learning about.

After students had written their paragraphs and drawn their pictures I taught them how to move their documents into Flipsnack.

See our completed eBooks below.

3 Pang
Apache
Shoshone
Pueblo
Ute
Comanche
Hopi
Navajo


3 Plana
Apache
Ute
Hopi
Pueblo
Navajo
Shoshone

3 Bros
Ute 
Pueblo
Apache 
Hopi
Navajo
Shoshone  
Comanche

3 Hessler
Navajo 
Hopi
Apache
Pueblo
Ute
Chyenne
Shoshone 

2nd Grade eBooks

I have been working with our 2nd graders on research skills all year, and they are getting really good at finding the most important information as they read non fiction.

Right now, students are learning about different countries around the world. Students are going to culminate their research by writing an eBook using Little Bird Tales.

To practice each class is using this great free online resource to create a book about their class. Here is Ms. Anderson's class. Look for our Country Research soon!

• Click to view my tale.
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First Grade Friends

These past few weeks I worked with the first grade teachers to create a class eBook using Flipsnack. These past weeks students worked with their teachers on writing biographies. Students interviewed one another and then wrote and illustrated an eBook about their  class.
I taught the students how to use KidPix to draw--and then with the classroom teacher we created these fun eBook for you to read.

1 H/R First Grade Friends eBook

1 Wessman First Grade Friends eBook

1 Smith First Grade Friends eBook

1 Diffley First Grade Friends eBook

 

3rd Grade eBooks

Our 3rd Graders researched Native American groups of the Southwest they then summarized their notes and created illustrations on the computer or the iPad.

Students learned how to turn their work into PDF files and upload them to Flipsnack. Check out our great eBooks below:

• Hopi--Lily, Siri, Ella, Colton
• Ute--Jordan, Eric, Severen, Toby
• Navajo--Shemiyah, Daniel, Lesli, Yejin
• Navajo--Teontay, Jade, Nicolas, Andrew
• Pueblo--Alexander, Haley, Mike, Zijing
• Shoshone--Jennifer, Anlin, Mike, Kelly
• Apache--Samia, Pengsu, Junior, Seth
• Hopi--Mimi, Amanda, Liv, Anisha, Taylor
• Comanche--David, Liam, Shelby
• Ute--Quincy, Andrew G., Amen, Grace H.
• Pueblo--Ruby, Nicholai, Fernando, Elise
• Shoshone--Victoria, Adib, Youssef, Grace W.
• Apache--Iliana, Soloman, Ethan, Renee
• Comanche--Sabyl, Jessica, Jeremiah