Podcasts of Biographies: Day 2

Here are 3 more podcasts that were recorded today. Our writers today even wanted to try adding background music! I hope to have all finished/recorded/uploaded by tomorrow!  Enjoy :)

Biography of Colton: By Joe

Biography of Joe: By Colton

Biography of Destiny: By Jasmine

Dear families,

This week we learned about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and what an important leader he was to children and adults alike. We described what we thought Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream meant to us and compared his dreams for the United States of America with our dreams for ourselves as we grow up. We then wrote down our 'dream words' that we hoped to experience, feel or be a part of for the rest of our lives. Finally, we worked with an iPad app called "Skitch" (free download for any with iPads/iPods/iPhones at home) where you can take a graphic and describe it with text - kind of a visual graphic organizer surrounding ourselves. After teaching the class how to use the app, for the most part, they were able to manipulate the tools and text boxes themselves.  Mrs. Rottschafer was also a wonderful help in guiding us through this 1:1 process. It was inspiring to see how quickly their brains can understand and apply sequential steps with technology.

Enjoy our "Dream Words"  

Eva

Kinsey

Meeka

Brylee

Natalie

Luke

Destiny

Riley 

Reese

Shelby

Keyland

Jasmine

Mason

Ethan

Casey

Joe

Christian

Colton

Martin

Christy 

Haylee

Nick

Sam

Deaglan

Zack

Welcome!

Greetings Safari Room Families!
Welcome to our First Grade Blog!
This blog will be used to communicate information about what is going on in our classroom, highlight special events and learning, showcasing how we are integrating technology as 21st Century Learners and share our Safari Room Adventures!
This is my 3rd year as a First Grade Teacher at Quincy and my 4th year teaching First Grade in Zeeland Public Schools and I am VERY excited to get to know your family and your child and begin a year of wonderful learning and growth!

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