Brimhall Online Fair-- click here!
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Kindergarten MN Animal Research
In kindergarten students have been learning that non-fiction books give use information. Students have been learning about the biomes of Minnesota in their classes. In library, we practiced reading for information. We learned that researchers can use the pictures to help get facts. Reading pictures is one of the ways that we read books.
Students were each given a Minnesota animal to become experts on. In library they found out: What does my animal look like, what does it eat, and where does it live.
In class students then wrote about their animals and drew a picture. In library, students then used Little Bird Tales to create an online report of their learning. In class, they recorded themselves reading their report.
Click your child's class to see and hear what we learned!
Mrs. Albert's Class
Mrs. Kong's Class
Mrs. Mohamed's Class
Mrs. Showalter's Class
Ms. Tyrer's Class
Students did a great job! (make sure to notice that each teacher has 2 pages.) Also-- you might need to turn up the volume.
**A BIG thank you to all the parent volunteers that helped with this project!
Students were each given a Minnesota animal to become experts on. In library they found out: What does my animal look like, what does it eat, and where does it live.
In class students then wrote about their animals and drew a picture. In library, students then used Little Bird Tales to create an online report of their learning. In class, they recorded themselves reading their report.Click your child's class to see and hear what we learned!
Mrs. Albert's Class
Mrs. Kong's Class
Mrs. Mohamed's Class
Mrs. Showalter's Class
Ms. Tyrer's Class
Students did a great job! (make sure to notice that each teacher has 2 pages.) Also-- you might need to turn up the volume.
**A BIG thank you to all the parent volunteers that helped with this project!
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Minnesota Youth Reading Awards 2017 Voting
You may only vote 1 time!
Star of the North
Maud Hart Lovelace-- Division 1
Maude Hart Lovelace-- Division 2
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
4th Grade
In 4th grade, students did research on States. They found information
about the state geography, famous landmarks, history, tourism, industry,
and other fun information.
After the research process, I met with classes to create a SMORE,
an online newsletter site. I have a classroom subscription and it
worked really well for kids to create online content to share. I taught
students about giving credit to photos. My best find for this unit was PHOTOS FOR CLASS. This site gives:
Age Appropriate Images
Automatic Citation (See my Minnesota photo for citation)
Photos from Creative Commons
Students had a lot of fun creating their projects. We hope you enjoy them!
STUDENTS-- Type your FIRST NAME, CLASS, and STATE , then copy your URL
Students had a lot of fun creating their projects. We hope you enjoy them!
STUDENTS-- Type your FIRST NAME, CLASS, and STATE , then copy your URL
Friday, February 3, 2017
3rd Grade Research
In 3rd grade this year our research topic changed to reflect new standards in our district. This year students researched people that changed history. Our research process focused more on using a new type of resource (the online encyclopedia) as in second grade students had a lot of experience using books, ebooks, and databases (PebbleGo).
I first taught students what an encyclopedia was, and we did an encyclopedia scavenger hunt. Then students learned how to use the online Encyclopedia Britanica. Students practiced using the online encyclopedia with me to research Nelson Mandela. They also practiced looking up other history makers in the classroom.
The students then got to choose a history maker to research. In library they used the computers to research using the online encyclopedia.
Classes then wrote paragraphs. I combined them into an eBook.
Mr. Hessler's Class Book
Ms. Marek's Class Book
Mrs. Bros' Class Book
(Mrs. Bros' students took all of the photos of their work themselves! Nice job!)
I first taught students what an encyclopedia was, and we did an encyclopedia scavenger hunt. Then students learned how to use the online Encyclopedia Britanica. Students practiced using the online encyclopedia with me to research Nelson Mandela. They also practiced looking up other history makers in the classroom.
The students then got to choose a history maker to research. In library they used the computers to research using the online encyclopedia.
Classes then wrote paragraphs. I combined them into an eBook.
Mr. Hessler's Class Book
Ms. Marek's Class Book
Mrs. Bros' Class Book
(Mrs. Bros' students took all of the photos of their work themselves! Nice job!)
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