Earth Day is fast approaching and second grade created these wonderful posters for our hallway. We used KidPix for the writing. Students practiced writing "I can" and "I will" statements.
The students loved creating their handprint Earths. After painting our planets the second grade teacher had the great idea of adding a little glitter to their projects. She said, "Everything is better with glitter." Although I disagree, she was correct in this case. 😀
The holidays are a time I usually dread in the classroom. The students are extra excited, and our schedules are often interrupted for parties, assemblies, holiday concerts and travel. I needed to think of a project that would keep the students engaged during this crazy time of year.
Most of my students hadn't use the Xylo app yet so time was given for them to simply explore and create. No rules, no directions, no limits. After 15 minutes or so, I asked the students to compose Jingle Bells or Joy to the World. Students added synchronized movements.
Like every famous musician, the students wanted to take their show on the road. Our Dash robot flash mob visited our music teacher's classroom, Headmaster's office, and a senior class of digital design students.
Our students were so proud of their creative coding.
