This month in school PLC's I am focusing on online research skills and websites for grades K-5 within the context of Black History Month.
I posted earlier about a sensory figure poster using Google Drawings for grades 3-5, that I created in week one of Tony Vincent's ClassCreations workshop, which will be the "project" end of my training for those grade levels.
Unfortunately our K-2 students have iPads and Google Drawings is not an option for them. Students can definitely recreate the same idea using the Seesaw.or Keynote apps. However many teachers like a nice paper project. Since my goal is to use online research sites and strategies I thought I would highlight both digital and paper versions of the project for this grade level.
Below you will find the digital example from Seesaw and Keynote. If you go this route Seesaw is easier for students to complete and turn in. Keynote would be slightly harder unless you use the Google Classroom app. In Seesaw you can set up templates and students can choose their person based a preset group of templates (i.e. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, etc.)
The paper versions of this project could be your standard poster (great for posting outside your classroom) or a mini booklet. Here is a graphic organizer I made to help students collect their research.
I made a mini paper booket as my second week project for Tony Vincent's ClassyCreations workshop.Tony's lesson had a built in digital component so I found a different video that just showed the booklet without everything else. This is what I am going to have teachers make as their PLC takeaway.
I don't draw well so I found student friendly directed drawing videos (playlist) on YouTube and used Ruby Bridges for my example. I also ran across this TpT Black History directed drawing bundle featuring 27 notable African Americans for $8, which I thought was a good deal.
I posted earlier about a sensory figure poster using Google Drawings for grades 3-5, that I created in week one of Tony Vincent's ClassCreations workshop, which will be the "project" end of my training for those grade levels.
Unfortunately our K-2 students have iPads and Google Drawings is not an option for them. Students can definitely recreate the same idea using the Seesaw.or Keynote apps. However many teachers like a nice paper project. Since my goal is to use online research sites and strategies I thought I would highlight both digital and paper versions of the project for this grade level.
Below you will find the digital example from Seesaw and Keynote. If you go this route Seesaw is easier for students to complete and turn in. Keynote would be slightly harder unless you use the Google Classroom app. In Seesaw you can set up templates and students can choose their person based a preset group of templates (i.e. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, etc.)
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| Keynote Example |
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| Seesaw Example |
The paper versions of this project could be your standard poster (great for posting outside your classroom) or a mini booklet. Here is a graphic organizer I made to help students collect their research.
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| Sensory Poster |
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| Mini Booklet Example |
I made a mini paper booket as my second week project for Tony Vincent's ClassyCreations workshop.Tony's lesson had a built in digital component so I found a different video that just showed the booklet without everything else. This is what I am going to have teachers make as their PLC takeaway.
I don't draw well so I found student friendly directed drawing videos (playlist) on YouTube and used Ruby Bridges for my example. I also ran across this TpT Black History directed drawing bundle featuring 27 notable African Americans for $8, which I thought was a good deal.
If you have students create any of these projects I would love to see them! You can attach a link in the comments or tag me on Twitter @atechcoachlife.
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