In first grade we are finishing up an informational text unit and researching animals. It is one of my favorite times of year. There are so many things to tie in, and my little learners are so independent.
A few weeks ago I shared some App Smashing Menus for a writing project we are working on - I can't wait to share some of their finished projects.
To go with our animal research unit, and since its National Poetry Month, I made an animal poem task card. I originally intended for this to be done independently in our Poetry Station, but it just didn't end up working that way. We've been so busy, and the kiddos didn't really have enough time to finish one or more steps, so I pulled it out. I'm sure it could work in stations - it just wasn't the right time for it in mine. We are still going to do this project, just in a different format during Writer's Workshop. I'm really excited to come back to it this week.
Click here to download a PDF version, or here for the Google Drive file that you can make a copy of and edit in your own Google Drive if you wish to change the apps I've added or a specific step.
Here's a quick sample I made to introduce the project to my students. I chose chickens since I have a bunch of unruly ones running around in my backyard!
First, brainstorming with Popplet Lite.
Next, I wrote the poem in Haiku Deck using their newest text layout, which I love. Then snapped a picture of Hattie, and moved the text around to fit on it. To get a good screenshot on Haiku Deck, just switch into presentation mode - press play.
I used the screenshot in Tellagami as a background and recorded my poem. Quick and simple!
I don't envision all students wanting to type out their poem, but possibly creating an image or word cloud to be the background or talking character as they record their poem.
Quick Tip - Doodle Buddy is great for all kinds of things, but typing out text and editing it really isn't it's strongest feature. I recommend Haiku Deck if students want to type out their poem.
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