Springtime Projects
Wow! I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve written. In February we created Valentine messages to parents using my new Flip Ultra video camera and Hallmark’s Smilebox. They were really sweet messages. (You can find them on my wiki.) In March we participated in another global project in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. (http://andtothink.wikispaces.com/AL_2-4_BSmith)
Now, we are hard at work in all three grades getting ready to do final projects.
Second and third graders are practice formatting skills to create some poetry we’ll be posting. They will microphones to record themselves reading their poetry. If we get time, we will also be creating pictures to illustrate the poems.
Fourth graders are working on an autobiographical PowerPoint presentation. I have scanned a baby picture they brought in, and they will be inserting it into their slideshow. I also found a really neat site to create a fake newspaper clipping that we used to make a birth announcement to insert also. (http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp)
Between testing and field trips and general end of the year activities, the final 9 weeks should prove to be hectic. Keep checking the http://bsmithses.wikispaces.com page for updated activities.
