Each student writes a one paragraph summary of a chapter of a book and then illustrates their chapter. It can be used for a book the whole class is reading so then all of the summaries are collected and bound together to create a “summary book” of the book read. This activity can be used for both fiction and non-fiction books in any subject and any grade, although this activity is linked to upper primary SOLs. This activity assesses reading comprehension and practices all writing skills. It also includes Art SOLs, and if you have students create their final products on the computer, then you would be incorporating the Computer Technology SOLs as well. If it is used for a non-fiction text in a different content class, then the activity would also cover those SOLs. It can be used for EL classes in middle school also. 

A digital scrum board that you can use in any content area! This is a project management resource.

Learning Objectives:Students will research what to do in case of an emergency, namely a hurricane. Students will develop vocabulary.

A student choice board is valuable as students are able to think outside the box and dig deeper as they explore the content. The collaborative learning process encourages the 5 C's. This type of formative assessment encourages the use of multiple modalities and educational platforms as technology is the driver and content is the accelerator.