A 6-minute video overview of the DLI SOL Connections documents and how they can be used.  A script is included.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Computer Science SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Dance Arts SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 English SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Family Life SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Health SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 History & Social Sciences SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Math SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Music Arts SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Science SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Theatre Arts SOL.

Downloadable spreadsheet to assist ITRTs and Librarians in connecting the DLI SOL with 3-5 Visual Arts SOL.

Students will use a digital composition tool to create a melody with specific parameters, based on grade level goals and standards. The teacher prepares a poem with a rhythm on one note, and students will create a melodic-variation to share with others.

Students create a four-measure rhythm composition using an interactive slide deck. Teachers can provide different guidelines and rhythmic components (time signature, note/rest value) in the interactive slide deck for different grade levels and/or student musical ability. Students then perform their rhythm composition on a digital instrument of their choice from a variety of sources (e.g. Makey Makey bongos, Music K-8 boomwhackers, etc.). Students compare and contrast digital and traditional methods for creating music.

      Using the picture book The True Story of the Three Pigs by A. Wolf  as told to Jon Scieska, students will complete math word problems that cover the measurement SOLs. They will also write their own “true story” of another fairy tale, which covers the English writing SOLs. An extension of this unit could be to have students create math word problems based on their new story and have their classmates solve them. This lesson can also be used as an art activity if the story is illustrated. If technology is available, it can be an opportunity for students to practice their computer skills to create a final version of their new illustrated fairy tale or to use the computer to illustrate it.