Update

So since we last spoke, Our Lady Liberty made an appearance! I love this one personally because my almost 3 year old contributed a line :) Check it out and I hope your students learn lots!

So this week is Constitution Week so in my own classroom I have been using Happy Birthday Constitution this week. The kids are working hard and sometimes I see smoke coming out of their little ears but they are determined to do well! lol Here is the lesson that I did with this podcast.

* Monday: As a class they listened to the podcast while following along with the modified transcript. I only have 45 minutes in my Reading class (unfortunately) so the modified was the "quicker" way to go and also I teach 5th graders whose research skills are still very "new" and a little weak so modified is what I went with. Then I described three projects that would be accompanying this week's What's the Truth George podcast. They were to choose one after I put them into History Detective groups. The options were 1. an illustrated timeline (nice and concrete, provided the scholastic constitution timeline, my lower kids really grabbed this one). 2. A level higher by doing a comic strip (my higher lower and higher students liked this one). 3. A unique song created to teach the information (my high kids are loving this. Even have a student bring in his guitar.) THe only requirements were that they spent the time allotted on it, must be well thought out and neatly created, and MUST be educational and teach the story of the constitution that we learned from the podcast.

Tuesday: Half the group went onto a computer to research the highlighted errors and find the correct information for the team. The other stayed at their group area and worked on the project they chose.

Wednesday: They will continue to find error corrections and work on projects.

Thursday: Finish error correction and projects.

Friday: Quick Check Quiz on Happy Birthday Constitution, present projects and turn in for grade.

The kids are loving it and producing some great stuff! Keep an eye on www.whatsthetruthgeorge.com in the project photos area for their pictures!



In my homeroom class we have completed Mayflower Mayhem, Pilgrim's Plight, and now the Project Podcast: Children of the Mayflower. The journals turned out amazing!! Keep an eye for pictures as well!



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Until next time, happy history hunting :)

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Hope that the podcasts are working well in your classroom! I know my kiddos are loving them! They are difficult and make the kids really think. I have found that internet research is a problem. They are weak in turning the information they need to find into a question. I recommend covering internet research skills before tackling the project! Otherwise, the students think the podcast is funny and learning and loving it!

Love to hear your feedback so please leave me a quick note in email about how it is going for you! whatsthetruthgeorge@live.com