In first grade, students read Caldecott Medal books during the month of January. As explained to students, the Caldecott is given each year to an artist, who creates the most distinguised picture book. We read two classic Caldecotts: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats and Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Students were asked what they would do on a snowy day. They wrote a sentence about their activity and then illustrated it using Kerpoof.com.
Students discovered in Snowflake Bentley that no two snowflakes are alike. They created their own snowflakes using the following website: http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/
These projects allowed students to demonstrate the following standards:
-Proficiency in the use of computers and applications.
-Ability to communicate and collaborate via technology.
-Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts and feelings.
-Proficiency in the use of computers and applications.
-Ability to communicate and collaborate via technology.
-Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts and feelings.