This year, Mrs. Williamson's fourth graders at Blackland Prairie Elementary have started using digital journals using Google Slides to document their learning in social studies. Currently, they are focusing on geography. We can't wait to see the amazing learning they...
read moreInstructional Technology is in full swing!
August may be a short month, but Mrs. Rollans and the other teachers have dived right into using technology to help our students grow. Teachers attended professional development sessions over the summer, have taught all of our students about acceptable use on...
read more2nd Grade Girls Learn There is Power In Coding
A group of second-grade girls at Blackland Prairie Elementary have been learning to code in Scratch over the last three weeks. The girls have self-selected projects and have been in control of their learning. They have gone through tutorials as well as worked with...
read moreKindergarten Codes Mice To Move Through Their Cities
Mrs. Pelzel's kindergarten students studied about maps and then created maps of their own cities. Mrs. Rollans worked with them to use coding mice to navigate through their cities. It was great listening to them problem solve as they realized some of their roads...
read moreFirst and Fifth Grade Synergize to Dissect Owl Pellets
Mr. Grimme's first graders and Ms. Keller's fifth graders worked together to dissect owl pellets and figure out what those amazing owls had been eating for dinner!
read moreMrs. Williamson’s Fourth Graders Explore Drama
Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Rollans worked with Mrs. Williamson's fourth graders to explore the elements of drama. The fourth graders were given a general description that they needed to create a slideshow with at least four elements of drama and some way to illustrate...
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