Character Traits

Pic Collage - Character Traits

The kiddos always enjoy studying particular characters in their reading and learning about different traits to describe those characters.

This year we wanted to make the lesson a little more interactive and allow the kids to use their creativity on the iPads.

For this assignment, we used Pic Collage. Beforehand, I created a template for the students to follow. This also made them aware of everything that needed to be included in their project.

Template

I loved the way these turned out! Each group was able to show their understanding of character traits while also being able to use technology in the classroom.

Summary/Retell

Book Creator - Summary/Retell

In guided reading groups, once a group has completed a book, we try to extend it with technology. Each group member is assigned a chapter or two. They write a summary about each chapter and then create an illustration to depict what their chapter was about. 

Then, in Book Creator, they take a a picture of their illustration and record their summary on that same page. When they are all done recording, they have created their very own digital summary of their guided reading book.

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Problem Solving

QRReader - Problem Solving

Rather than only using pencil and paper, we have been incorporating our iTouches into our daily problem solving.

The kids solve the read and solve the problems with whichever manipulatives they need, and then they check their work with the iTouch. The kids have really enjoyed getting to use the iTouches on a daily basis.

If a student's answer is incorrect, they then go back and work through it again to find their mistake.