First Graders are learning about clue words that hint to the order of events in a story. To practice this they are getting the opportunity to use StoryBoard That, an online storyboarding tool that makes it easy to create storyboards, to recreate the sequence of events...
read moreWeVideo in Mrs. Cantu’s Class
Mrs. Cantu's Class learned about WeVideo today. WeVideo is an online video editor with easy-to-use tools and effects to enhance videos, whether created or recorded. Students got the opportunity to create their own videos about what they learned today, then they added...
read moreSphero Mini Ball Bowling in Mrs. Platt’s class
Mrs. Platt's class got to learn about the Sphero Mini Ballstoday. They chose to invite me into their class as their reward that they earned. During our time together, students worked in pairs to drive the Sphero Mini Balls to knock down their bowling pins in hopes for...
read moreValentine’s Day with Indi Robots
In addition to the Valentine's Day class parties, classes throughout Herrington participated in STEM/Coding challenges with Sphero Indi robots. Students got to code Indi to knock down candy heart pyramids, build hearts and bridges out of Legos then code Indi to go...
read moreDigital Citizenship Escape Room with Mrs. Neubauer’s class
Mrs. Neubauer's first grade class participated in a digital escape room. This digital escape room included 3 challenges, each challenge was on the topic of kindness. They successfully answered then escaped the critters, pieced together a digital puzzle, and completed...
read more100 Days Smarter
To celebrate the 100th Day of School, students engaged in fun learning throughout Herrington in a variety of activities around this theme. Here are Mrs. Neubauer's and Mrs. Platt's first grade classes. They were given task cards where they needed to code their group's...
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