This post is a part of my week long celebration of my thousandth post on Artistry of Education. To celebrate I created a digital swag bag. Each day this week, stop by for a new freebie. I plan to have a round up post on Friday just in case you missed one.
Today is a mini-research project about life one thousand years ago. I know in each of the United States, Native American tribes lived here and their culture is a part of the curriculum in upper elementary classrooms. This assignment could be used as a review.
Alternately, students could research one of the other cultures that was present 1000 years ago. I found several non-fiction books about Vikings that are age-appropriate. Students could study the Song Dynasty in China. Other students may want to learn about the Middle Ages in Europe. In our district, these studies would blend well with the sixth grade social studies curriculum.
To download "A Thousand Years Ago," please click here.
See you tomorrow for another freebie.
"Ever notice that people never say it's only a game when they're winning?" ~Ivern Ball
This week I am sharing a digital swag bag to celebrate my thousandth post. Come back each day this week and receive a freebie related to the number 1000. On Friday, I will have a round up, so in case you missed a day, you can still collect the whole set.
Today's freebie is a printable writing prompt: "If I had $1000, I would...." You could assign this as strictly a creative story. You could also have students research prices and add a math component. You could also have students give away the $1000 and they have to explain who they would give it to and why.
To download the page shown above, click here.
Have a good week,
Yesterday, Artistry of Education reached its thousandth post. To celebrate I am offering a week of digital swag. Each day will be an activity designed for upper elementary students with the theme of 1000.
Today I wrote a series of math story problems that require a factor pair of 1000 for the answer. To download these problems from my Google Drive, please click here.
See you tomorrow for more digital swag.
Right now I am administering the annual test that measures how our English Language Learners read, write, listen, and speak in English. For the first year the test is online.
I am not a technophobe. I use technology professionally and personally, but I know I think differently when I use paper and pen. When a pencil breaks, you hand the student a new one.
The test has gone smoothly except for the typical glitches. When the system crashes or there is an interruption in the internet, we have been able to start back up where we left off...most of the time.
I know the person who designed the log in system was more concerned about security than making it kid-friendly. Every student has had to scroll through a lot of educational jargon to begin their actual test.
I am concerned about the number of questions: 93-100 for the grades I have tested. This makes for long testing sessions: 1.5-2.5 hours for even first graders.
I am also concerned with the speaking part. Students record their voices into the computer. I have had some of my shy students completely shut down over this. I don't know how their recordings are turning out. I'm not supposed to know.
Tomorrow I will begin testing the kindergartners. Pray for me.
"Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity."
~Jon Acuff
Have a good week,
