The Past, The Present and The Future!

Irving Elementary TeachersShannon Banta, Heather Blake, Linda Greshem, Christina Heddan and Emily Pezzola

Communities Project: The Beginning

Students used blogs to work on vocabulary and to answer questions posed by the teacher.

Students created projects to sell their community to students from other types of communities.

Communities Project: The Beginning

Each class chose the best project to represent their class.

Used Marratech to web conference with the participating classes.

The winning projects were presented.

Communities Project: Taking It Further

Extending the project to meet more standards

Incorporating mini projects

Communities Project: Taking It Further

Famous Person Poster.

Inspiration Software

Important required elements

Famous Person Poster Checklist Poster has at least 2 pictures 1 that is a primary source, if available.

Poster has at least 2 paragraphs, 1 must contain biographical information, such as: where they were born, and or details about their career

One paragraph must contain why the person is a notable citizen from your community, including what contribution he or she made.

Picture must include a caption.

Poster should include at least 2 text features. (Such as: Bold Print, Titles, Definitions of words, captions, diagram etc.)

Communities Project: Taking It Further

Fieldtrip to the Sedgwick County Historical Museum to help us research Wichita’s history.

Students photographed authentic objects and were introduced to primary sources.

Communities Project: Taking It Further

We visited the public library and learned about the educational resources available in our community.

Photographs were downloaded and used in brochures and final projects.

Communities Project: Taking It Further

Guided background research with brochures.

Required elements

Digital cameras were sent home with students.

  Pictures Things To Do Demographics HistoryEducational

ResourcesPlaces To

Visit

3 Has six pictures.

Included three things

to do.

Included two demographic

factors.

Included three historical

events.

Included two differert types of educational

resources.

Included three or

more places to visit.

2 Has three to five pictures.

Included two things to do.

Included one demographic

factor.

Included two historical

events.

Included two educational resources.

Included two places to

visit.

1 Has one or two pictures.

Included one thing to do.

Facts not related to

demographics. 

Included one historical

event.

Included one educational resource. 

Included one place to visit.

0 Has no pictures.

Didn’t include anything to

do.

Didn’t include a demographic

factor.

Didn’t include any historical

events.

Didn’t include any educational resources.

Didn’t include a

place to visit.

Communities Project: Taking It Further

Culminating Projects

Sharing Projects

Communities Project: Taking it Further

Voting on the winning projects.

Sharing with the community.

Communities Project: Going Public

Our Vision-Creating a Webpage.

Videos and virtual tours

Rating the community

Christmas Around the World

Created out of necessity

Teaching Powerpoint

Met standards missed in the upcoming Communities Project

Christmas Around the World

Blogging as a pre-writing activity

Writing Assessment “Favorite Holiday Tradition”

Integrating Reading- Community Service Unit

Christmas Around the World

Come to our Christmas ornament sale!

Buy a Snowman Ornament!Only $.25Sold after school, by the office, beginning Dec 13th.

Sold by the 3rd grade classes.

Christmas Around the World

Trackstar

Question Stems/ Checklist

Powerpoint

Christmas Around the World

Vision for the Future- 4th Grade Immigration Unit.

Partner schools

Fundraising

The Past, The Present and The Future

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