I can not believe how behind I am. Seriously. My students have just finished up a unit on Colonial America. To end the unit they had to write a speech as if they were a colonial child during that time. They had to pick their colony, where they lived (farm, plantation, town, etc), and their speech had to accurately reflect that. They somehow had to sneak in something about their economy, geography, education, daily life, and politics. They did SUCH a great job! Then...for the FUN PART!
Blabberize!
You upload a photo, place a mouth, record your speech, and tada! Your photo speaks! So, so, so cool! Since this I've used blabberize to introduce units, tell my students important announcements when I'm sick, and review units. Currently they are working on blabberizing an animal to explain what kind of ecosystem it lives in.
*You do need to login. I used my email and a very generic password and all my students share. That way I have access to them to grade them.
Have fun! Share ideas below!
Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Studies. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Fun Fall Links!
--This is FANTASTIC! We go through this on the promethean board and then the students make a flip book comparing and contrasting the pilgrims life to the Wampanoag's life. There is also a section with a timeline which is also a great skill to hit.....
--Okay, another seriously fantastic resource. The students listen to a section about John Smith's travels and after they listen (they CAN'T just click right through---YAHOO!) they get to play a quick game. This continues several times on different topics from John Smith's point of view.
--Students have to go through a simulation to see if they can survive. They can ask different people for their opinions and read different material. At the end it will show their results and then give reasons why if something failed. For example, Your health was poor because you choose to build on a swamp. There were many mosquitos that spread diseases. My 5th graders think this is the coolest thing ever ;)
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Fun Map Review Games!
Check out these fun map games, great for practicing at an interactive white board! I like that it not only has the states and capitals, but it has different continents, countries, AND my favorite is the important city. I know that Chicago isn't a capital, but I do think it's important students know where it is :)
Thursday, June 30, 2011
4th of July: American Symbols
In honor of Independence Day I bring you a fun way to study or learn some of the American Symbols! Also, I'll be on a road trip to Tennessee so I won't be back bloggin' until at least Wednesday. Enjoy your Holiday!
American Symbols
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