Book Trailers-- iMovie

    

Our fifth graders had a 20 book reading challenge this year. At the end of the year-- students picked their favorite book to create a book trailer for.

Students previewed book trailers and came up with a criteria of what makes a good book trailer. In class, students mapped out their story and wrote a script for their book trailer. We then used our scripts to create a story board for our book trailer.

In library, I taught students about why citing images is important and then taught students how to find images using the creative commons and learned how to cite our images citations.

Students then learned how to create iMovies and created a book trailer. Check out our work! (Click on the play list from your class-- in youtube you can see individual projects).

5Schuver

5 Sweeeney

5 Nyangacha

iMovies

 In 5th Grade students read from a list of 15 genres. At the end of the year-- students picked their favorite book to create a book trailer for.

Students learned about important story elements in class and learned how to write a script.

In library, I taught students about why citing images is important and then taught students how to find images using the creative commons and practiced citations.

Students then learned how to create iMovies and created a book trailer. Check out our work!

Mr. Sweeney's Class

Ms. Schuver's Class

Mr. Nyangacha's Class

2nd Grade Weather Reports

Modeling Note taking

 In second grade we have been practicing our research skills all year. We are really good at it. These past few weeks the 2nd grade teachers and I collaborated to make one of our big projects of the year. WEATHER RESEARCH which goes with their science outcomes.

We started by having the students by having students come up with questions they wanted to learn ablout extreme weather. Then students practiced note taking with their classroom teachers about Droughts using PEBBLE GO.
                                 

Taking Notes

Students were then broken into groups to research different extreme weather. Classes came to the library and took notes in small groups about different extreme weather using the skills they have been practicing this year.

Using Pebble Go

Next students came to the library and I modeled note taking skills using nonfiction books. I modeled using the topic droughts, and students researched their own topics. After they had notes, students wrote paragraphs about their topics. Students have been learning a lot about writing paragraphs in class. Students then created a news report about their weather.

In library we turned their reports into news LIVE NEWS programs. Check them out. They are AMAZING! (each class will be posted as they complete the project).

Anderson
Kath
Hinderer/Rowan
Olson

Working Together