1st Grade Lima Bean Time Lapse

During 2nd quarter, 1st graders have been learning about plants and their needs. As a part of this, the students all planted their own Lime Bean seeds.  They made observations about their growing plants throughout the last few weeks all while having one plant being recorded on the iPad using the free version of the app LapseIt. 

Next, students summarized what they learned about the needs of plants and we recorded them reading sections aloud about what they learned in front of a green screen.

The final product was put together using iMovie and then shared with the students and their families. 

1st Graders Lima Bean Time Lapse Video

6th Graders Create Music Videos using Video Star App

Mrs. Vagts 6th Grade music classes at Postville have been working hard to create their own music videos to demonstrate their understanding of the mood and theme of popular songs they chose in small groups. They used the lyrics as well as the rhythm and beat of the song to create a music video that illustrates their understanding of the song. The music videos were created using the iPad app Video Star.

Students working on filming their music videos.

Each team worked as cast and crew of their own video.

6th Grade Music Videos

Figurative Language in Music Created by 5th Graders

5th Graders worked very hard 3rd Quarter creating some videos to show what they know about Figurative Language.  Go check out our 5th Grader's website to see what they created!
Also, I included the planning sheet they used as well as the grading rubric for the projects!

5th Grader Blog Post about Figurative Language Videos