Photos of last years' Quail Propagation project were put into a Power Point presentation to introduce new 4th grade students to the process. Students produced unique graphic organizers on the various industries and attractions in the Piedmont area of North Carolina using Inspiration software. The entire class participated in a web chat about turtles with NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores through ECU Outreach program. Students research the web for Science reports on animals of North Carolina. One student did an awesome video on a bat that lives in his attic.
Students enjoy borrowing the cordless mike from our principal to read aloud their narrative writing.
Instruction of geometry lessons such as tessellation, translations, rotations, and reflection is more meaningful with visual and tactile instruction in the lab. The results are graded and emailed to me. Our entire school uses the Accelerated Reader to promote reading for pleasure and the STAR program helps set student levels and check their progress. Recently, I put the AR list online for our parents and students. All children are gifted, some just open their presents earlier than others.