Learning Commons - ish ideas
from Anita Brown.
from Anita Brown.
Plus Art ;)
Core Competency Reflections, June 2020
Click here for the End of year Core Competency Expectations from the District
SEL ~ read aloud picture books.
After viewing the story, lead a guided drawing of Bert. Students can fill in the background details to show Bert doing something else that might require courage.
I like myself! Students create a self portrait, highlighting their unique qualities. It can be realistic or abstract, using paper & pencil or maybe even the Make-Do/Cardboard materials.
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Click this link to find "My hero is you' story.
YouTube Drawing Links
Peter Reynolds: The Dot
Read the book from the Library or use the youtube link below.
Watch Video of "ready, set, draw-ish"
Give kids paper, markers, paint brush and paint
Start with a dot and see where it takes you :)
Read the book from the Library or use the youtube link below.
Watch Video of "ready, set, draw-ish"
Give kids paper, markers, paint brush and paint
Start with a dot and see where it takes you :)
Keva Tower
1. Watch Youtube Video (3 minutes)
2. Each student receives a predetermined amount of Keva Blocks
3. Build the tallest tower you can
4. Share ideas, try other people's ideas (be inspired by them!), compare
5. Extension: Is your tower strong enough to support a book?
Is your tower strong enough to support a pencil box?
If we added ______ many more blocks, would it make it any stronger?
2. Each student receives a predetermined amount of Keva Blocks
3. Build the tallest tower you can
4. Share ideas, try other people's ideas (be inspired by them!), compare
5. Extension: Is your tower strong enough to support a book?
Is your tower strong enough to support a pencil box?
If we added ______ many more blocks, would it make it any stronger?
Not A Box
Click here for Youtube book
Show "Not A Box" and read it out loud.
Each student needs a box of their own.
Have them take turns saying what it could be (car, rocket, suitcase, laundry basket, bed, camera....whatever!)
They can create it into anything they want...just "Not A Box"!
Materials:
- box
- scissors
- scrap paper & glue
You could have them have a specific set of creating supplies at their own table, and 'make do' with what they have been given. Or there could be a set of random supplies at the front of the room that they can choose from (in a safe way).
Once they are done, they could write about it (Seesaw pic & audio recording, if their class is doing Seesaw or onto Google Classroom for older classes?). Or maybe they could take a picture & do a voice recording & e-mail it to their parents!
Each student needs a box of their own.
Have them take turns saying what it could be (car, rocket, suitcase, laundry basket, bed, camera....whatever!)
They can create it into anything they want...just "Not A Box"!
Materials:
- box
- scissors
- scrap paper & glue
You could have them have a specific set of creating supplies at their own table, and 'make do' with what they have been given. Or there could be a set of random supplies at the front of the room that they can choose from (in a safe way).
Once they are done, they could write about it (Seesaw pic & audio recording, if their class is doing Seesaw or onto Google Classroom for older classes?). Or maybe they could take a picture & do a voice recording & e-mail it to their parents!
Marble Mazes with Lego
The storage/whiteboard cabinet in the Library has lots of Lego boards and Lego bins in it. There should also be a small container of marbles in one of the drawers in that storage cabinet. I think.
Watch the video below for ideas of simple Lego (Duplo, in this case) mazes.
Have students create for a while, then observe what others have done. Give more time to adjust/improve their own mazes, allowing them to practice with a marble to see how effective the maze is.
With an ipad, allow them to take a video of their marble maze in action and e-mail it to parents or post to Seesaw or Google Classroom, as appropriate.
Watch the video below for ideas of simple Lego (Duplo, in this case) mazes.
Have students create for a while, then observe what others have done. Give more time to adjust/improve their own mazes, allowing them to practice with a marble to see how effective the maze is.
With an ipad, allow them to take a video of their marble maze in action and e-mail it to parents or post to Seesaw or Google Classroom, as appropriate.