Olympics in the LIBRARY

How are we celebrating the OLYMPICS @ Hannon's Hub? With a Wordle of course! Check out each day here and see if you and your kiddo can determine the correct Olympic term! 

We are also completing some really exciting Olympic challenges....like creating ski slopes with Kapla blocks. It is all about the balance! 

The students were really excited to convert our snow covered Minecraft world into the Olympic arena. After just one day, we have a ski jump and the Olympic rings. They are doing an amazing job tackling these challenges. 

Check back in later for more Olympic challenges in the library. 

February CREATE Digital Stations and Virtual Classroom

Yay for FEBRUARY! The month of friendship, famous African Americans (although we celebrate year round in the library), and the OLYMPICS has finally arrived. 

We have the new digital CREATE stations for the month, and we have something different: OLYMPIC THEMED WORDLE....There is a wordle for each day throughout the Olympics! Hope you enjoy! 

To view the CREATE Stations (and share the link with your students), you can access them on GORDON LIBGUIDES 2-5 Create Stations.  Be sure to scroll down to find the choice board. This digital choice board also includes links to boards from other librarians (and credit is given on their slides).  You will see that I have broken down the digital activities into our CREATE categories. The only change this month is that T is for TRIVIA and the OLYMPICS (instead of Technology and Music). 

If you would like to revise the CREATE digital choice board or make your own wordles, feel free to MAKE A COPY.

My students love the CREATE digital choice boards, but they also enjoy the interactive bitmoji classrooms where they can explore different links around the room. Students can access the virtual classroom here: GORDON LIBGUIDES K-5 Virtual Classroom.

There are so many things to celebrate in February, so feel free to make a COPY OF VIRTUAL CLASSROOM and add any links you may need to include for your students. 

I hope everyone has a fantastic FEBRUARY, and we all get that one last SNOW STORM to end the winter! Cheers! 

MCBD: Welcome Back, Maple Mehta-Cohen

 

A is for ART: A 5th Grade Quivervision Art Station

Quivervision...it is the best thing to happen to our ART station in the library! I love connecting students' stations in the library to the content in the classroom. I have been using Quivervision for the past 5 years, but this year I noticed they were making changes to their format, so I applied to become a Quivervision Ambassador. This has been a really fun and different experience. I have access to the educational dashboard, coloring sheets, and I am beta testing the app...something I have never done before. I am loving it and so glad I put myself out there and applied!

How do we use this platform? In fifth grade, we study plant and animal cells, so I use this plant cell coloring sheet  and this animal plant cell coloring sheet for our 5th graders. 

What other  materials do we need for this station?  

print encyclopedia with cell diagram (a chance to incorporate reference materials!) 

markers 

colored pencils

coloring sheet (see links above)

iPads 

How does it work? Well, our learners use markers and/or colored pencils to color in the worksheet. Once they are done, they open the Quiver app, press the butterfly icon and then have the app scan their picture until it is turned into augmented reality. Learners will then need time to explore because there will be interactive buttons and teaching tools incorporated for extended learning. 

For the entire lesson plan (and more detailed step by step directions), check it out here on the Quivervision website: Lesson Plan on QUIVERVISION Website.

Here are the library signs that I have for the 5th grade art station: LIBRARY SIGNS.

This is the sign I have posted at my ART table, so the teachers can see how the station relates to their classroom lessons and standards: 

If you would like a copy of the chart to edit, you can make a copy HERE.

Hope you can find a way to incorporate this into your classroom...it really is super fun.