Me and My World
A 3-D project for Grade One and Beyond
By Glenda MacPhee
Hazel M Kellington
Beautiful Plains School Division
gmacphee@bpsd.mb.ca
Outcomes and rationale
Information and Communication Technology
(ICT)
PLAN AND QUESTION
follows and revises plans
GATHER AND MAKE SENSE
edits electronic work according to established criteria,
conventions, and/or standards
finds and collects information
COMMUNICATE
displays and/or discusses and adjusts electronic work
REFLECTS
invites and shares constructive feedback, related to
established criteria, to reflect on using ICT to learn
Outcomes and rationale
Social Studies
I Belong – explore identity, family
Connecting with others – rights and
responsibilities, rules and conflict
solutions
My Environment – community, natural
environment and landmarks, distinguish
between needs and wants
Prerequisites and Developing skills
Various computer programs
Copy/paste commands
Basic writing skills or create templates
as with community places
Inserting files and photos
Basic filing skills, save, locate,
The Project
3-D cube created in layers
Used a variety of technology to create
Word
Photos
Power point
SMART Notebook
Web tools – wordle, acrostic
Layers produced at end of units with
final completion at end of year
Other Possibilities
Novel studies
Science
Special Events
Autobiographies
Social Studies countries/communities
?
?
The Process
One layer created towards the end of
unit or term.
Specific computer skills are taught
within context as needed.
Kid experts begin to teach others.
Some teacher compiling may be
necessary at some points.
WORD
WORD in table format
Font size adapted to ability of the writer
so that all had a near full page
Editing completed depending on ability
level and time constraints
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
SMART Notebook
Prepare SMART Notebook page
– Whole Group Interview each student
– Write about a school leader
– Export as image file (jpeg)
Power Point Slide
Prepare a power point slide to copy.
Town of Neepawa
• This is the Town of
Neepawa office.
• It is located on
Hamilton Street.
• It is important
because they help the
town.
• Something interesting
about this place is my
mom works there.
By Cheyenne
Additional Details
Prepare WORDLE page
Use print screen command.
Crop image to fit box dimensions
http://www.wordle.net/create
Other Possibilities
an acrostic page
Working view
Ready to print view
Use print screen command to copy into WORD document.
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources
/interactives/acrostic/
Preparing Actual Box
Use four 12x12 inch scrapbooking
sheets
Cut to form one of each
27cmx27cm with 9x9cm squares cut out
29x29cm with 9.5cm squares cut out
12x12 with cuts at 10cm but nothing
removed
Lid folded 12x12
Links and other Resources
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resource
s/interactives/acrostic
http://www.wordle.net/create
http://www2.smarttech.com/st/enUS/Support/Downloads/Admin+tools/Admi
nToolsNB.htm
http://www.origami-fun.com/origamibox.html (great video) and printable version
Book: We Are All Born Free, Amnesty
International