Cultue Projects

Last week we culminated our first IB unit of study that focused on cultures of the world.  Each student presented a project about a culture and brought in something from that culture to share with us.

We had a ton of food!!  We enjoyed ice cream, spaghetti, pizza, inside-out pancakes, queso, jelly rolls, honey flatbread, potato candy, scalloped potatoes, and much, much more.  

 Alex dressed as someone from the Mayan culture.

 Ethan constructed a piece of Mayan architecture.

 Aliyah dressed as someone from India.

 Smith dressed as someone from Ghana.

 Kate dressed as a soccer player because soccer is an important part of the culture in Ghana.

Culture Project Research

We finally got a chance to go to the computer lab to work on our culture projects.  We practiced creating a Power Point slide and inserting pictures from files into the slide.  The students also got a chance to do a little researching AND they FINALLY go to use their flash drives.  They were sooooo excited!!!

Culture Projects

Culture projects were introduced yesterday.  Because this is our first project to complete in the 4th grade, I would like to have them completed at school.  I want to be able to monitor each student's researching skills and project progress to make sure it is done correctly so that once they are working independently they will know exactly what is expected of them.

Yesterday students chose countries/cultures they were interested in learning more about.  They were paired up based on their interest in a country/culture.  Culture project guidelines and instructions can be found on our classroom website www.dcs.edu/webpages/lupton.  You will need to click on the IB page and then click the "Expressions" subpage.

Today I presented a finished project to the class so they could see what their final product should look like and what their oral presentation should look and sound like.