Presenting Research with Buncee - Workstation
In Unit 3: Around the Town, students learn about different places in the community. We will facilitate this learning through a variety of technology tools to support student independence during workstations. The goal is for students to conduct research to show an understanding of the importance of a community library.
During workstations, students will spend one day on Epic and/or Pebble Go researching community libraries. As students conduct their research, they can take notes digitally on a Google doc, or on paper to use later in the week when creating their presentation. If you use Google Classroom, you can assign them this Note Taking sheet or you can print copies for students. If you would like to know more about Google Classroom, click here for a tutorial.
After students have completed their research, they will use the Buncee app to create a presentation to share what they have learned about the importance of community libraries. If you are unfamiliar with Buncee, click here to learn more about the features in this app. In their Buncee presentation, students should include an introductory slide with their name, who works in a library, how it functions, along with other interesting facts.
*Teacher Tip: You can differentiate by providing varied levels of text. Also, students can create more slides than the required minimum. There are 2 versions of the student task card. Use the version that works best for your students.
Students can submit their presentation to Seesaw or Google Classroom. They can also share their presentation with a peer in their workstation. To learn more about Seesaw, click here for a tutorial.
Sharing Writing with Shadow Puppet - Writing Activity
As students continue reading stories in Unit 3: Around the Town, they will continue to learn about places in the community. In this lesson students will read to learn about a banks and money. Students will conduct research in order to create a video presentation showing what they have learned about banks and money.
In order to complete this task, students will need to have access to the Shadow Puppet app. Shadow Puppet allows students to easily create videos to tell stories, explain ideas or document their learning. To learn more about shadow puppet click here.
Students will illustrate their story by drawing or taking pictures of money manipulatives to use in their presentation. Students will access their photos in the Shadow Puppet app. They can add text, animation, preloaded music, and even narrate their story. Everything students do while recording will be saved. When finished students can turn in their completed product to Seesaw. Click here if you need support for getting started with Seesaw. Below is a task card to guide students as they complete the task.
*Teacher Tip: It would be beneficial to bookmark PebbleGo and Kiddle in the chosen web browser used on iPads for faster access for students. You can also create a collection of books about banks for Epic in advance. If you are unfamiliar with how to create a collection of books on Epic, click here for a tutorial.
Comparing and Contrasting with Popplet
In order to complete this task, students will need the Popplet app downloaded on their iPad and the grocery store links doc shared with them in Google Classroom or Seesaw.
Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them. If you have never used Popplet before, here is a short tutorial to help you understand how it works.
Students will use the three internet links and two Epic titles suggested on the grocery store links doc when comparing and contrasting how technology has changed in grocery stores today and long ago.
Using the story and their research, students will create a Popplet comparing and contrasting grocery stores today and long ago. Here is atask card for students to use while completing this task. You can also show this sample to get students started with their formatting.
Once finished, students can screenshot or export their Popplet and submit to your preferred platform.
*Teacher Tip: An unplugged option for this lesson can be found here. For this option, the teacher will need to print the articles on the grocery store links doc or check out books from your school library.
Showcasing Learning about Communities - Inquiry/Flex
This unit contains stories about different places in the community. Students learn about the library, bank, grocery store, bakery, and City Hall. To conclude this unit, students will create a presentation to show what they have learned about a chosen place in the community.
In order to complete this task, students can choose from the following apps: Book Creator, Popplet, or Shadow Puppet Edu. In the previous blog posts, there is information and tutorials for Popplet and Shadow Puppet. Book Creator is a simple way for students to create interactive books and multimedia presentations to publish and share with others. Click here for a tutorial to help you get started with using Book Creator.
Students will complete a graphic organizer to help them gather information needed for their final product. The students will be able to choose which app (Book Creator, Shadow Puppet, or Popplet) they want to use to showcase their learning from this unit about their chosen place in the community. A task card for students to follow while completing this inquiry assignment can be found here.
Standards:
ELA 2-I.2.1, 2-RI.6.1 CS 2.DL.1.3, 2.NI.1.1 AuthorsHeather Chambers
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