Let’s learn about community helpers! What do you want to be when you grow up? A farmer, police officer, teacher, librarian, doctor…?
Using microbits have students write a simple code and then debug a similar one. Then compare that to editing their writing.
Let’s stay safe online! Be a danger ranger and protect yourself from online and offline predators!
Let’s play with our hands and minds and discover our favorite STEM station!
This gives students two different things to do with what they have learned and read about Storms and precipitation. Not only will students have a good time using stamps but they can also take what they read and interpret it into a graph. This is a very vital skill throughout school all the way up until 12 grade.
A breakout box is a great way to get students thinking and problem solving! What a fun, engaging way to get all classmates involved! Everyone will have busy hands and brains while working on this activity! What a great way to get your students thinking and problem solving as a team!
This lesson will track the weather for a week. It will get students actively engaged in checking the weather. This will help teach responsibility as a child can prepare how to dress for the weather as well. Students will learn great science vocabulary as well as spark an interest that may lead to further weather investigations.
What would kids today do without the internet? This lesson will take them “back in time” to learn how to research before the internet! This lesson will create a greater appreciation for the technology that we have today. Kids today just don’t know how easy they have it, not having to wait for dial up internet!
Let’s bake a fall treat for your littles to eat! This activity supports step-by-step instructions using sequential graphic organizers and will use their five senses to find, take in, and react to or respond to different information.
This sorting activity allows the students to explore several hands-on tasks that will encourage the students to use critical thinking skills to categorize and logically sort items by one or more attributes.
Modern technology can make tasks happen instantly with the push of a button or a swipe of a finger. How do our community helpers use this technology responsibly to make their jobs easier and more efficient?
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly”. - Old English ProverbStudents will observe the world of the butterfly through hands-on activities and learn about its amazing journey from a tiny egg to a beautiful butterfly. Your students will investigate and understand the sequential order of the butterfly’s life cycle.
We may not be jumping on the “Magic School Bus with Miss Frizzle” but thanks to the impact of technology in our classrooms, our students can use virtual glasses to expand the walls of our classroom. We can also use networking and the internet to communicate instantly through email with anyone in the world.
Are you looking for a new activity to do with types of conflict? Do you want to encourage your students to understand the importance of knowing the why behind the need for multiple times practicing a skill? Why not incorporate analyzing data into identifying the types of conflict being used in a story?
Take the “User Friendly” approach to increase your students' knowledge of computing systems with this simple and fun lesson. Students will be able to identify basic computer components, compare hardware vs software, and troubleshoot simple problems when using their tablets.
Children are always taught “not to play with their food” but in this sensory lesson, that’s exactly what we are going to do. We are going to use our five senses to explore some healthy fruits. We are going to learn how to gather, use and analyze our data to answer questions.
Overview of the activity:You will learn about the culture of Mexico and Spain, and take a VR QUEST virtual tour of Mexico and Spain. Then, you will be reading about and researching a Spanish-speaking country. You will collaboratively link your research into an Interactive Map, creating a single interactive class presentation document. As a culminating activity the class will be experiencing the culture of Mexico, Spain, and the countries by doing Green Screen photos in traditional clothing, and by having a food-tasting day.
From main web page, review continuous feed of updates and links to pertinent information for returning to school in the Fall of 2020.
provides the text of out-of-print publications relating to the history of the National Parks -- how the parks were created and how they have evolved to the present day.
Instructions on how to paste a Creative Commons License into a document that you wish to add to #GoOpenVA. This takes you to the Creative Commons site to pick the proper license and make a copy to paste.