Students in 4th grade are learning about poems and how to illustrate their work. I was fortunate enough to work in one of the 4th grade classes today. The students had written their first poem during writing class and I was asked to help fill in for the technology integration specialist who was out sick. Ok, I begged to help out. I really do miss working with the kids.
As I did not have the time to create my own poem I used Ladybug by Maria Fleming and illustrated the poem myself. The teacher was clear, and I totally supported, that it was to be all student created work.
I created a sample for the students to see what they were going to create and during the class I walked them through the creative process. The teacher posted the assignment, a blank Google Draw file, in Google Classroom so the students would have the file named and ready to go. I did 2 different mini lessons (text and drawing tools) as I did not know what they already knew and followed the instructions with hands on time. The mini lessons lasted 5 minutes each allowing 40 minutes to create.
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We reinforced many technology skills and hopefully learned a few new tricks. The oohs and ahhs when I showed them how to duplicate an object, arrange 2 objects, and group several objects brought a smile to my face.
While they finish their work I will continue to comment on the drawing and encourage them to add more details in their illustrations.
They will finish their drawings and then we will publish an e-book. I cannot wait to see the completed work.
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Our Youblisher e-Book is complete!
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