Smyrna

Beth Gilikin- Smyrna Elementary School

Beth Gilikin's Students from Smyrna Elementary School used research and persuasive writing techniques to express student voice at Smyrna and Down East. Students sent a Google Survey to all students asking them what issues they felt were the most important to students. Students narrowed it down to two categories and their teacher chose a third category. Everyone voted for the one they felt was the most important and the consensus was that they would research having no more homework in school. When students were challenged to take their research out of the classroom, they created videos and presentations to send to the high school students and the school board!

Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, Myths, Tall Tales

Students research and read a variety of selections, make connections around the world and then recreate their own fable or folk tale using updated characters. The auidence was kindergarten. 5th graders shared these during Read Across America. The found many Dr. Suess Quotes and made connections with lessons being taught in the quote with fables.

Figurative Language

Connect figuarative language to their favorite songs. Kids can learn how to make playlist!

Learn About the Each Other

Classroom interest data used in the classroom to create surveys, insert tables and create digital line plots.

Student Collaboration and Study Guides

Students use topic of choice within a unit to create a google slide. When all the slides are combined it is used as a study guide.

Math Flip Book

Kids expressed the order of operations using google slides to make a flip book.

Summary Challenge

Can you summarize literature in 4 icons?

Choice

Give students a choice board when checking for understanding. This is a creative and useful tool to assess allowing the kids to have choice.